Skeletal

Word SKELETAL
Character 8
Hyphenation skel e tal
Pronunciations /skəˈliːt(ə)l/

Definitions and meanings of "Skeletal"

What do we mean by skeletal?

Of, relating to, forming, or of the nature of a skeleton. adjective

Attached to or formed by a skeleton. adjective

So thin or emaciated as to appear bony. adjective

Extremely basic or simplified. adjective

Of or pertaining to a skeleton, in the widest sense; forming or formed by a skeleton; entering into the composition of a skeleton; sclerous.

Pertaining to the skeleton. adjective

Of, or relating to the skeleton adjective

Haggard, cadaverous, emaciated or gaunt adjective

Of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton adjective

Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold adjective

Of, or relating to the skeleton

Haggard, cadaverous, emaciated or gaunt

Synonyms and Antonyms for Skeletal

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The word "skeletal" in example sentences

To see a lot more different fish types in skeletal form, click on the Helter Skeletons link in the first paragraph. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Assuming for a moment that these findings are also present in skeletal muscle, it would not be hard to imagine that these individuals are likely to find exercise more difficult and tiring than their co-twins with a normal mitochondrial population - less exercise means further weight gain and further decline in mitochondrial function - a nice little vicious cycle, if I ever saw one. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A new study explores the link between the protective effect of IP in skeletal muscles and the substance that triggers hibernation. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Emilio Veratti (1872-1967), described for the first time the sarcoplasmic reticulum in skeletal muscle fibers. ❋ Unknown (1998)

- ATPase in skeletal muscle, which participates in the control of muscle contraction and H +, K + ❋ Unknown (1997)

Female relatives are needed because maternal DNA copies are found more easily in skeletal remains, said Kenneth Terry, head of the division's Prisoner Of War/Missing ❋ Unknown (1990)

Gotch's work made it likely that the same all-or-nothing behaviour might be found in skeletal muscle fibres. ❋ Unknown (1965)

In a presentation concerning early nutritional programming and long-term skeletal health to be presented on April 27 at the Experimental Biology 2010 meeting in Anaheim, researchers from North Carolina State University and the US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine will present evidence that very early calcium nutrition may have more impact than we previously thought. ❋ PhysOrg Team (2010)

In rural Africa, many women and children no longer balance heavy water jugs on their heads, known to cause long-term skeletal damage and premature aging. ❋ Unknown (2009)

41Although evidence of scurvy was most clearly seen among sailors on long voyages, it should be remembered that it also affected early modern urban populations; the inhabitants of European cities frequently suffered from this malady. 77 That evidence of scurvy was found in skeletal remains from the Cathedral's cemetery is understandable when we recall that only people of Spanish origin are likely to have been buried there. ❋ Unknown (2008)

One blog called her "skeletal" and "an extremely gaunt and frail looking girl." ❋ Unknown (2011)

The study compared Prolia and Zometa at delaying or preventing so-called skeletal-related events, or SREs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

His facial structure could have been called skeletal except for the fact that the flesh was lumpy, as though it were covered with bee stings, suggesting carnality and decadence rather than deprivation. ❋ James Lee Burke (2009)

Sensual, embodied humanity can now be remembered only a forteriori, that is, as the physiological torment of birth and aging, with Blake's text here recalling the skeletal figure of Copy D, Plate 7; Copy G, Plate 10: ❋ Unknown (1997)

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