non-skeletal
adjective[before noun]
specialized(alsononskeletal)uk/ˌnɒnˈskel.ə.təl/us/ˌnɑːnˈskel.ə.t̬əl/anatomy
notrelatingto theskeleton(=frameofbones)of apersonoranimal:
Nonskeletalsymptomsareimportantfor earlydiagnosis.
Vitamin Ddeficiencycan have aharmfuleffectonvariousnon-skeletaltissues.
biology
Non-skeletalcreaturesdo notpossessaskeleton:
Theareacontainslargenumbersof non-skeletallifeforms.
Non-skeletalorganismsplayarolein theproductionofbiomass.
- There are few goodestimatesof how non-skeletaldiseaseaffectsqualityoflife.
- Thestudylookedat nonskeletaleventssuch asbreastcancer,heartdisease, andstroke.
- It is notlikelythat subluxation of thespinecontributesto many non-skeletalconditions.
The body
- -bodied
- anatomy
- animal
- axial
- biodynamics
- biomechanics
- body
- build
- corporal
- corporeally
- flesh
- internally
- local
- mesomorph
- mind-body
- non-mental
- physically
- physique
- somatic
- system
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