skeletal

(skĕl'ĭ-tl)
adj.

1. Of, relating to, forming, or of the nature of a skeleton.
2. Attached to or formed by a skeleton.

skeletally skel'e·tal·ly adv.

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adjective

Physically haggard: cadaverous, drawn, emaciated, gaunt, shrunken, wasted. Idioms: skin and bones. See better/worse, tired/fresh.

adj

Definition: emaciated
Antonyms: fat, obese

adj

Definition: lacking in detail
Antonyms: detailed, full, thorough

Pertaining to the bony frame of the body.

Pertaining to the skeleton. See also skeletal muscle.

• s. remodeling — the continuous dynamic process of resorption of some parts of the bony skeleton and mineralization of others.
• s. scurvy — see hypertrophic osteodystrophy.
• s. system — the body's framework of bones and associated cartilages; see also skeleton.
• s. tissue — the bony, ligamentous, fibrous and cartilaginous tissue forming the skeleton and its attachments.

For a list of words related to skeletal, see:

• Sickly, out of shape, dull, or weak

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See words rhyming with "skeletal."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - skelet-, ben-

Nederlands (Dutch)
skeletachtig

Français (French)
adj. - (Anat) squelettique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Skelett-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σκελετικός, σκελετώδης

Italiano (Italian)
scheletrico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - esquelético

Русский (Russian)
скелетный, скелетообразный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - esquelético

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - skelett-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
骨骼的, 骸骨的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 骨骼的, 骸骨的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 골격의, 해골 같은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 骨格の, 骸骨の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خاص بالهيكل ألعظمي أو شبيه به‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דמוי שלד, שלדי, רזה כמו שלד, בראשי פרקים, מצומצם ביותר‬

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