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Endoskeleton

The bony, cartilaginous, or other internal framework of an animal, as distinguished from the exoskeleton.

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Frame 76% connected

To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting parts o…

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Skeleton 76% connected

The bony and cartilaginous framework which supports the soft parts of a vertebrate animal.

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Articulation 70% connected

A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.

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Bone 70% connected

The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of calcic carbonate, calcic phosphate, and gelatine; as, bl…

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Clavicle 70% connected

The collar bone, which is joined at one end to the scapula, or shoulder blade, and at the other to the sternum, or breastbone. In man each clavicle i…

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Collarbone 70% connected

bone linking the scapula and sternum

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Joint 70% connected

The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces admitting of a close-fitting or ju…

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Scapula 70% connected

The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade.

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