skeletal

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

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  • The structure connecting the rings was skeletal, and the rings seemed thicker than normal. —  AnalogSFF,September2007
  • His body was skeletal, his eyes rotten sockets, and the nauseating odor of putrefaction was about him. —  Castle Roogna
  • Musculo-skeletal issues (with protection): - 18. 00\% vs. placebo —  American Chronicle
  • Gaga uses a deep physical thinking to access movement through the interconnected nervous, skeletal, and muscular systems.
  • Microgravity produces musculo-skeletal loss, especially in the vertebrae and leg bones, as bipeds become "more like snakes, using a swimming type of motion." —  MIT World: Recent Updates
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/ˈskɛlɛtəl/
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