Defn: Pertaining to the skeleton.
SKELETOGENOUS
Skel`e*tog"e*nous, a. Etym: [Skeleton + -genous.]
Defn: Forming or producing parts of the skeleton.
SKELETOLOGY
Skel`e*tol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Skeleton + -logy.]
Defn: That part of anatomy which treats of the skeleton; also, a treatise on the skeleton.
SKELETON
Skel"e*ton, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
1. (Anat.) (a) The bony and cartilaginous framework which supports the soft parts of a vertebrate animal.
Note: [See Illust. of the Human Skeleton, in Appendix.] (b) The more or less firm or hardened framework of an invertebrate animal.
Note: In a wider sense, the skeleton includes the whole connective- tissue framework with the integument and its appendages. See Endoskeleton, and Exoskeleton.
2. Hence, figuratively: (a) A very thin or lean person. (b) The framework of anything; the principal parts that support the rest, but without the appendages. The great skeleton of the world. Sir M. Hale.