skeletal

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Low muscle mass was defined as a skeletal muscle mass index below 9.36 kg/m2 for men and below 6.73 kg/m2 for women.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

The palm wood snaking through the center of Mohammad Al Faraj’s eerie installation seems like the skeletal vertebrae of some giant creature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Now the creatures' skeletal remains appear to have been found in an Iron Age dig near Cordoba.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

“I’ve got to get his skeletal structure because I think he’s, like, big boned,” Rams safety Quentin Lake said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

He is clearly wearing shorts, and his bony legs seem almost skeletal while the smooth profile of his face conveys a detached and sad expression.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith