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exoskeleton /exo·skel·e·ton/ (-skel´e-ton) a hard structure formed on the outside of the body, as a crustacean's shell; in vertebrates, applied to structures produced by the epidermis, as hair, nails, hoofs, teeth, etc.
exoskeleton an external hard framework, as a crustacean's shell, that supports and protects the soft tissues of lower animals, derived from the ectoderm. In vertebrates the term is sometimes applied to structures produced by the epidermis, as hair, claws, hoofs, teeth, etc. |
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During robotic-assisted walking, the exoskeletal orthosis was aligned and secured to subjects with thigh and shank cuffs and pelvis straps attached to the harness. We get the same feel from the firefly's inhuman light show of exoskeletal love. 15,16) This driven (motorized) gait orthosis (DGO) is a computer-controlled, exoskeletal device that is secured to a person's legs while he or she is supported over a motorized treadmill ([dagger]) using a counterweight unloading system similar to therapist-assisted BWSTT. |
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