Skeleton: nm (word from the Greek skeletos, meaning "dried").
The word "skeleton" has several meanings:
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1. All the bones constituting the framework of the human body and vertebrates (bone structure).
Skeletal diseases (osteitis, osteoporosis).
The skeleton of the hand.
By extension: Rigid structure playing a support role for an organ.
The skeleton of the nose, tongue.
These bones, stripped of all soft tissue, and preserved in the position they have in the co...
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