Definition of Skeletal

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton. "Skeletal muscles"

Partainyms: Skeleton
Derivative terms: Skeleton

2. Adjective. Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold. "Kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"
Exact synonyms: Bony, Cadaverous, Emaciated, Gaunt, Haggard, Pinched, Wasted
Similar to: Lean, Thin
Derivative terms: Boniness, Bonyness, Gauntness

Definition of Skeletal

1. a. Pertaining to the skeleton.

Definition of Skeletal

1. Adjective. of, or relating to the skeleton ¹

2. Adjective. haggard, cadaverous, emaciated or gaunt ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Skeletal

1. skeleton [adj] - See also: skeleton

Medical Definition of Skeletal

1. Pertaining to the skeleton. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Skeletal

skeigh
skeigher
skeighest
skeiling
skeilings
skein
skein cell
skeined
skeining
skeinlike
skeins
skelder
skeldered
skelders
skelet
skeletal (current term)
skeletal dysplasia
skeletal extension
skeletal formula
skeletal frame
skeletal muscle
skeletal muscle fibres
skeletal muscle tissue
skeletal muscle ventricle
skeletal structure
skeletal survey
skeletal system
skeletal traction
skeletalism
skeletalization

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