visceral skeleton

visceral skeleton

Etymology: L, viscus + Gk, skeletos, dried up

the part of the skeleton, including sternum, ribs, pelvis, and vertebrae, that encloses the viscera.

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skeleton

the stiff, hardened tissues forming the supporting framework of an animal body.

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appendicular skeleton

the bones of the limbs.

axial skeleton

the skull, spine, ribs and sternum.

visceral skeleton

1. the skeleton that forms part of an organ such as the os penis or os cordis.

2. the bony framework that protects the viscera, such as the sternum, ribs or pelvis.

skeleton weed

see lygodesmia juncea.