skeleton

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. frame[work]; outline, diagram; bones, bony structure. See support, plan, remainder.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Bony structure]

Syn. skeletal frame, axial skeleton, appendicular skeleton, osseous processes, exoskeleton, endoskeleton, support; see also bone .

2. [Framework]

Syn. draft, design, sketch, outline; see frame 1 , 2 , plan 2 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

bones, framework, bony structure, scaffolding.

WORD FIND

• breastbone, center: sternum

• broken bone: Colles fracture, comminuted fracture, compound fracture, Pott’s fracture

• broken bone, sound of: crepitation

• broken bones, realignment of: traction, countertraction

• cheek: malar

• collarbone: clavicle

• connective tissue: cartilage

• disease of bones: osteoarthritis, osteofibrosis, osteoporosis, scoliosis

• ear bones: incus (anvil), malleus (hammer), stapes (stirrup)

• fingers and toes: phalanges

• foot bones: metatarsal

• forearm: radius, ulna

• funny bone between shoulder and elbow: humerus

• hand bones: metacarpal

• hipbone: coxae, pelvis, sacrum, coccyx

• jawbone, lower: mandible

• jawbone, upper: maxilla

• kneecap: patella

• leg, knee to ankle, outer: fibula

• leg, knee to ankle: tibia

• shoulder blade: scapula

• skull: cranium

• spinal column: vertebrae

• tailbone: coccyx

• thighbone: femur

• upper body framework: ribs

• vertebrae of neck, first: atlas

• wrist bones, collectively: carpal

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun A preliminary plan or version, as of a written work: draft, outline, rough, sketch. See PLANNED, WORDS.