appendicular skeleton — noun the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs • Hypernyms: ↑skeletal structure • Part Holonyms: ↑endoskeleton • Part Meronyms: ↑limb, ↑pectoral girdle, ↑pelvis, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
appendicular skeleton — skeleton appendiculare [TA] the bones of the upper and lower limbs … Medical dictionary
Appendicular — can refer to: * The vermiform appendix * The appendicular artery, a branch of the ileocolic artery. * The appendicular skeleton … Wikipedia
skeleton — skeletonless, adj. skeletonlike, adj. /skel i tn/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. 2. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.… … Universalium
Skeleton — The skeleton is composed of bones and is the framework of the body. * * * 1. The bony framework of the body in vertebrates (endoskeleton) or the hard outer envelope of insects (exoskeleton or dermoskeleton). 2. All the dry parts remaining after… … Medical dictionary
appendicular — 1. Relating to an appendix or appendage. 2. Relating to the limbs, as opposed to axial, which refers to the trunk and head. * * * ap·pen·dic·u·lar .ap ən dik yə lər adj of or relating to an appendage: a) of or relating to a limb or limbs <the… … Medical dictionary
skeleton — Synonyms and related words: abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract, adumbrate, anatomy, appendicular skeleton, ashes, axial skeleton, backing, barebones, bean pole, beanstalk, bearing, block out, blueprint, body, bones, brief,… … Moby Thesaurus
skeleton — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. frame[work]; outline, diagram; bones, bony structure. See support, plan, remainder. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Bony structure] Syn. skeletal frame, axial skeleton, appendicular skeleton, osseous processes … English dictionary for students
skeleton — n. the rigid framework of connected bones that gives form to the body, protects and supports its soft organs and tissues, and provides attachments for muscles and a system of levers essential for locomotion. The 206 named bones of the body are… … The new mediacal dictionary
appendicular — adjective Date: 1651 of or relating to an appendage and especially a limb < the appendicular skeleton > … New Collegiate Dictionary
