axial skeleton | | |
n. (body) | 1. axial skeleton | the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs. |
| ~ breastbone, sternum | the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs. |
| ~ skull | the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates. |
| ~ rib cage | the bony enclosing wall of the chest. |
| ~ skeletal structure | any structure created by the skeleton of an organism. |
| ~ endoskeleton | the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates). |
| ~ spinal column, spine, vertebral column, rachis, backbone, back | the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord.; "the fall broke his back" |
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