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axial skeleton
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˈæk.si.əl ˌskel.ɪ.tən/ us /ˈæk.si.əl ˌskel.ə.t̬ən/
the part of the skeleton(= the body's frame of bones) that includes the bones in the head and body, but does not include the arms and legs:
The pelvis is the lowest part of the axial skeleton.
This is a chronic inflammatory disease of the joints of the axial skeleton, causing pain and progressive stiffness of the spine.
Backaches are often the result of excess strain on the axial skeleton or the spine.
Cats are most likely to develop osteosarcomas of the axial skeleton and hind limbs.
When cancer metastasizes to the axial skeleton, it may compress the spinal cord.
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acetabular
acetabulum
acromial
acromioclavicular
acromion
frontal bone
glenoid
gnathic
gynecoid
hamate
osteophyte
osteotomy
parietal
parietal bone
pectoral girdle
TMJ
trapezoidal
triquetrum
true rib
tubercle
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