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extraskeletal

extraskeletal adjective: located in soft tissue rather than in the bones.

Adjective

extraskeletal (not comparable)

  1. Located in soft tissue rather than in the bones

Origin of extraskeletal

From extra- + skeletal.

Words formed from extraskeletal

  • extraskeletal chondroma

Questions about extraskeletal

What does extraskeletal mean?
Extraskeletal means located in soft tissue rather than in the bones.
What part of speech is extraskeletal?
Extraskeletal is an adjective.

Words near extraskeletal in the dictionary

  1. extrasensuous
  2. extrasentential
  3. extrasententially
  4. extraserous
  5. extrasinus
  6. extraskeletal
  7. extrasocial
  8. extrasocietal
  9. extrasolar
  10. extrasolar planet
  11. extrasolar planets

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