neuroskeleton

English

Etymology

From neuro- +‎ skeleton.

Noun

neuroskeleton (plural neuroskeletons)

  1. (anatomy) The deep-seated parts of the vertebrate skeleton related to the nervous axis and locomotion.
    • 1866, Richard Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates:
      the bones of the neuroskeleton

References

“neuroskeleton”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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