Endoskeleton

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Endoskeleton \En`do*skel"e*ton\, n. [Endo- + skeleton.] (Anat.)
     The bony, cartilaginous, or other internal framework of an
     animal, as distinguished from the {exoskeleton}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  endoskeleton
       n : the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure
           (especially of vertebrates)