endoskeleton

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Endoskeleton

Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun

English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From endo- +‎ skeleton.

Noun [edit]

endoskeleton (plural endoskeletons)

(anatomy) The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is comprised of bone and cartilage.

Derived terms [edit]

endoskeletal

Translations [edit]

internal skeleton of an animal

French: endosquelette (fr) m
Italian: endoscheletro (it) m

Japanese: 内骨格 (ja) (ないこっかく, naikokkaku)
Turkish: iç iskelet (tr)

See also [edit]

exoskeleton

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