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Webster 1913 Edition

Endoskeleton

Enˊdo-skel′e-ton

,

Noun.

[

Endo-

+

skeleton

.]

(Anat.)

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

exoskeleton

.

Definition 2024

endoskeleton

endoskeleton

English

Noun

endoskeleton ‎(plural endoskeletons)

(anatomy) The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is comprised of bone and cartilage.

Derived terms

endoskeletal

Translations

internal skeleton of an animal

Catalan: endosquelet m
French: endosquelette (fr) m
Indonesian: rangka dalam, endoskeleton (id)
Italian: endoscheletro m

Japanese: 内骨格 ‎(ないこっかく, naikokkaku)
Tagalog: kalansay-panloob
Turkish: iç iskelet

See also

exoskeleton