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skeletal

[skel-i-tl] / ˈskɛl ɪ tl /


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Bone and skeletal injuries are a major cause of long-term disability around the world.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Navarro also built a detailed 3D physical model by layering muscle and skin over a skeletal framework.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

The skeletal “Drum n Bass” is filled with lines about needing to seem tough when the outside world required it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

He waved a skeletal hand at his throne.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline