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Descriptor English:   Skeleton 
Descriptor Spanish:   Esqueleto 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Esqueleto 
Tree Number:   A02.835
Definition English:   The rigid framework of connected bones that gives form to the body, protects and supports its soft organs and tissues, and provides attachments for MUSCLES. 
Indexing Annotation English:   the bony frame as a whole; avoid: use BONE AND BONES instead; "skeletal" in titles is probably "bone" = BONE AND BONES
See Related English:   Bone and Bones
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply CH chemistry
CY cytology DE drug effects
EM embryology EN enzymology
GD growth & development IM immunology
IN injuries IR innervation
ME metabolism MI microbiology
PS parasitology PA pathology
PH physiology PP physiopathology
RE radiation effects RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging SE secretion
SU surgery TR transplantation
US ultrasonography UL ultrastructure
VI virology  
Record Number:   13244 
Unique Identifier:   D012863 

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