ossature

[ os-uh-cher, -choor ]

/ ˈɒs ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər /

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noun

the structure or framework supporting a building or sculpture.

the arrangement of bones in the skeleton or a body part.

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Origin of ossature

First recorded in 1830–35; from French, from Latin os “bone” (stem oss- ) + French noun suffix -ature, modeled on musculature