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Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton

Preferred term

Skeleton  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

  • the bony frame as a whole; avoid: use BONE AND BONES instead; "skeletal" in titles is probably "bone" = BONE AND BONES

Scope note

  • The rigid framework of connected bones that gives form to the body, protects and supports its soft organs and tissues, and provides attachments for MUSCLES.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012863

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