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endoskeleton
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endoskeleton /en·do·skel·e·ton/ (en″do-skel´ĕ-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 internal network of bones, to which muscles are attached. Compare exoskeleton.
endoskeleton [en´do-skel″ĕ-ton]
the cartilaginous and bony skeleton of the body, exclusive of that part of the skeleton of dermal origin.
endoskeleton
the cartilaginous and bony skeleton of the body, exclusive of that part of the skeleton of dermal origin.
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