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SKELETAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does skeletal mean? 

SKELETAL (adjective)
  The adjective SKELETAL has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeletonplay

2. very thin especially from disease or hunger or coldplay

  Familiarity information: SKELETAL used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SKELETAL (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

skeletal muscles

Pertainym:

skeleton (the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal)

Derivation:

skeleton (the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

Synonyms:

cadaverous; emaciated; gaunt; haggard; pinched; skeletal; wasted

Context example:

kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration

Similar:

lean; thin (lacking excess flesh)


 Context examples 


This protein plays a role in skeletal muscle contraction.

(Myosin-1, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign mesenchymal neoplasm arising from skeletal muscle tissue.

(Benign Skeletal Muscle Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in the contraction of skeletal muscles.

(Myosin-2, NCI Thesaurus)

Deficiency in either of these nutrients is reported to be associated with various disorders, including skeletal deformities, cardiovascular diseases, and metabolic syndrome.

(Low Magnesium Levels Make Vitamin D Ineffective, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

When skeletal muscle becomes damaged, the regeneration process involves a specialized population of cells called satellite cells.

(Controlling Muscle Repair, NIH)

Studies in mice suggest that the protein encoded by this protein plays a role in skeletal morphogenesis.

(Bone Morphogenetic Protein 3B, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

The spread of a malignant neoplasm from a primary site to the skeletal system.

(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Bone, NCI Thesaurus)

An aggressive malignant mesenchymal neoplasm arising from skeletal muscle in adults.

(Adult Rhabdomyosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A malignant mesenchymal tumor with skeletal muscle differentiation affecting the breast.

(Breast Rhabdomyosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Muscle, skeletal receptor tyrosine-protein kinase (869 aa, ~97 kDa) is encoded by the human MUSK gene.

(Muscle, Skeletal Receptor Tyrosine-Protein Kinase, NCI Thesaurus)



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