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neuroskeleton

neuroskeleton noun: the deep-seated parts of the vertebrate skeleton related to the nervous axis and locomotion.

Noun

neuroskeleton (plural neuroskeletons)

  1. The deep-seated parts of the vertebrate skeleton related to the nervous axis and locomotion.
    • the bones of the neuroskeleton1866, Richard Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates

Forms of neuroskeleton

pluralneuroskeletons

Origin of neuroskeleton

Calque of Latin neūrosceletus. By surface analysis, neuro- + skeleton.

Questions about neuroskeleton

What does neuroskeleton mean?
Neuroskeleton means the deep-seated parts of the vertebrate skeleton related to the nervous axis and locomotion.
What part of speech is neuroskeleton?
Neuroskeleton is a noun.
What is the plural of neuroskeleton?
The plural of neuroskeleton is neuroskeletons.

Words near neuroskeleton in the dictionary

  1. neurosignature
  2. neurosignatures
  3. neurosimilar
  4. neurosis
  5. neuroskeletal
  6. neuroskeleton
  7. neuroskeletons
  8. neuroskepticism
  9. neurosociology
  10. neurosoftware
  11. neurosomatic

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