Antonyms for skeletal


Grammar : Adj
Spell : skel-i-tl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈskɛl ɪ tl


Definition of skeletal

Origin :
  • 1849, from skeleton + -al (1). Related: Skeletally.
  • adj wasted
Example sentences :
  • All skeletal formations belong to one or other of these systems.
  • Extract from : « Form and Function » by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
  • We decide, then, to keep the skull as part of the skeletal foundation.
  • Extract from : « Practical Taxidermy » by Montagu Browne
  • There may have been some differences in the skeletal and muscular structure.
  • Extract from : « Man And His Ancestor » by Charles Morris
  • We cannot accept the skeletal formation as a fundamental structure of the plasm.
  • Extract from : « The Wonders of Life » by Ernst Haeckel
  • The skeletal structures found in Balanoglossus are all endoskeletal.
  • Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
  • The hyoid apparatus has no skeletal connection with the rest of the skull.
  • Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
  • Smooth muscle does not have to be so highly developed, then, as is skeletal.
  • Extract from : « Physiology » by Ernest G. Martin
  • We do not have a varying strength of pull shown by heart muscle as we do in skeletal.
  • Extract from : « Physiology » by Ernest G. Martin
  • Heart muscle contracts quickly and powerfully, as does skeletal.
  • Extract from : « Physiology » by Ernest G. Martin
  • At the same time the skeletal muscles are the most compact of our living tissues.
  • Extract from : « Physiology » by Ernest G. Martin

Synonyms for skeletal

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