axial skeleton
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axial skeleton — n the skeleton of the trunk and head * * * skeleton axiale [TA] the bones of the cranium, vertebral column, ribs, and sternum … Medical dictionary
axial skeleton — n. in vertebrates, the skull, vertebral column, sternum, and ribs without the arms and legs … English World dictionary
Axial skeleton — The axial skeleton consists of the 80 bones in the head and trunk of the human body. It is composed of five parts; the human skull, the ossicles of the inner ear, the hyoid bone of the throat, the chest, and the vertebral column. The axial… … Wikipedia
axial skeleton — noun the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs • Hypernyms: ↑skeletal structure • Part Holonyms: ↑endoskeleton • Part Meronyms: ↑sternum, ↑breastbone, ↑skull, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
axial skeleton — noun Date: 1872 the skeleton of the trunk and head … New Collegiate Dictionary
axial skeleton — bones in the axis of the body, comprising the neurocranium, the branchial skeleton, the vertebral column and the intermuscular bones and ribs … Dictionary of ichthyology
axial skeleton — ax′ial skel′eton n. anat. the skeleton of the head and trunk • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
Axial — Ax i*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to an axis; of the nature of, or resembling, an axis; around an axis. [1913 Webster] To take on an axial, and not an equatorial, direction. Nichol. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Belonging to the axis of the body; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Axial line — Axial Ax i*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to an axis; of the nature of, or resembling, an axis; around an axis. [1913 Webster] To take on an axial, and not an equatorial, direction. Nichol. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Belonging to the axis of the body; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Axial — has different meanings:* In geometry, it means: along the same line as an axis (coaxial) or centerline: parallel (geometry), contrary to radial, perpendicular or tangential * In anatomy, it relates to an anatomical direction of animals and humans … Wikipedia
