skeletal system

Cultural  

1. The framework of the body, consisting of bones and other connective tissues, which protects and supports the body tissues and internal organs. The human skeleton contains 206 bones, six of which are the tiny bones of the middle ear (three in each ear) that function in hearing. The largest bone in the body is the thigh bone, or femur.

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Example Sentences

Hems, inseams, darts and vents are all details hidden beneath the surface of a garment, but much like the body’s skeletal system, they make up the essential, inconspicuous infrastructure on which a suit hangs.

From Los Angeles Times

Besides the redistribution of fluid in the body, changes made to the skeletal system by living in microgravity can cause longer-term health consequences.

From Salon

The bill lists various disease characteristics, like anomalies of the skeletal system, that would be outlawed.

From New York Times

Why, she then asked, was it one of the vocabulary words in a lesson on the skeletal system?

From Seattle Times

He had a biology lab at 7:30 a.m. and afterward, he stuck around to study for an upcoming test on the human skeletal system.

From New York Times