Definition of Axial skeleton

1. Noun. The part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs.


Medical Definition of Axial skeleton

1. Articulated bones of head and vertebral column, i.e., head and trunk, as opposed to the appendicular skeleton, the articulated bones of the upper and lower limbs. Synonym: skeleton axiale. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Axial Skeleton

axial current
axial filament
axial hyperopia
axial motion
axial muscle
axial muscle
axial neuritis
axial pattern flap
axial plane
axial plate
axial point
axial projection
axial rotation
axial section
axial skeleton (current term)
axial skeleton (current term)
axial surface
axial view
axial walls of the pulp chambers
axifugal
axil
axil
axile
axile
axile placentation
axilla
axilla
axillae
axillar
axillaries

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