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Definition of Exoskeletal
1. a. Pertaining to the exoskeleton; as exoskeletal muscles.
Definition of Exoskeletal
1. Adjective. Pertaining to the exoskeleton. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Exoskeletal
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Exoskeletal
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Exoskeletal
Literary usage of Exoskeletal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Smart Prosthetics: Task Group Summaries by National Academies (2007)
"On the other hand, considerable research has been devoted to development of
exoskeletal devices that can be used to augment movement of military personnel ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The endoskeleton of the dorsal region is intimately united with those ossified
exoskeletal plates which have been already described (supra, p. ..."
3. The History of the human body by Harris Hawthorne Wilder (1909)
"Aside from scales the reptilian integument possesses a great variety of other
exoskeletal forms, such as spines, combs, and claws, all made of keratin, ..."
4. A Treatise on Comparative Embryology by Francis Maitland Balfour (1885)
"These are (1) the cranium proper, composed of true endoskeletal elements originally
formed in cartilage, to which are usually added exoskeletal osseous ..."
5. A Manual of the Infusoria: Including a Description of All Known Flagellate by William Saville Kent (1880)
"... and protective test, or exoskeletal covering, out of sand- grains, sponge-spicules,
or any other suitable adventitious particles found in its vicinity. ..."
6. Catalogue of the Preparations of Comparative Anatomy in the Museum of Guy's by Philip Henry Pye-Smith, Guy's Hospital Museum (1874)
"The carapace is partly endo- and partly exoskeletal (v. No. 342); the plastron
is wholly exoskeletal, consisting entirely of dermal bones. ..."
7. Clinical Rheumatology: A Problem-oriented Approach to Diagnosis and Management by Roland W. Moskowitz (1921)
"Both layers take part in the formation of most exoskeletal structures. In the
hair, the shaft is of epithelium, the bulb of connective tissue. ..."
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