endoskeleton

endoskeleton

English

Etymology

From endo- +‎ skeleton.

Noun

endoskeleton (plural endoskeletons)

1. (anatomy) The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is composed of bone and cartilage.

Derived terms

• endoskeletal

Translations

internal skeleton of an animal

Catalan: endosquelet (ca) m Finnish: luuranko (fi), sisäinen tukiranka French: endosquelette (fr) m Indonesian: rangka dalam, endoskeleton (id) Italian: endoscheletro m

Japanese: 内骨格 (ja) (ないこっかく, naikokkaku) Maori: angaroto Tagalog: kalansay-panloob Turkish: iç iskelet

See also

• exoskeleton