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skeletal

DEFINITIONS OF: skeletal

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adj of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton

“the skeletal system”
skeletal bones”
skeletal muscles”

adj very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

Synonyms:
bony, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, wasted
lean, thin
lacking excess flesh
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