axial skeleton
English Thesaurus
1. the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | skeletal structure, |
| definition | : | any structure created by the skeleton of an organism (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | breastbone, sternum, |
| definition | : | the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | skull, |
| definition | : | the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | rib cage, |
| definition | : | the bony enclosing wall of the chest (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | endoskeleton, |
| definition | : | the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates) (noun.body) |
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