musculoskeletal

[ muhs-kyuh-loh-skel-i-tl ]

adjective
  1. concerning, involving, or made up of both the muscles and the bones: the musculoskeletal system.

Origin of musculoskeletal

1
First recorded in 1940–45; musculo- + skeletal

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British Dictionary definitions for musculoskeletal

musculoskeletal

/ (ˌmʌskjʊləʊˈskɛlɪtəl) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to the skeleton and musculature taken together

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