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endoskeleton
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endoskeleton /en·do·skel·e·ton/ (en?do-skel´e-ton) the cartilaginous and bony skeleton of the body, exclusive of that part of the skeleton of dermal origin.
en·do·skel·e·ton (nd-skl-tn)
n.
An internal supporting skeleton, derived from the mesoderm, that is characteristic of vertebrates and certain invertebrates.
endo·skele·tal (--tl) adj.
endoskeleton
the cartilaginous and bony skeleton of the body, exclusive of that part of the skeleton of dermal origin.
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