Words related to "Musculoskeletal system": OneLook

articular cartilage

(anatomy) A tough, elastic, fibrous connective tissue found in various parts of the body, such as the joints, outer ear, and larynx. A major constituent of the embryonic and young vertebrate skeleton, it is converted largely to bone with maturation.

autonomic ganglion

(neuroanatomy) A cluster of nerve cell bodies (a ganglion) in the autonomic nervous system.

cutaneous

adj

(anatomy, zoology) Of, relating to, existing on, or affecting the exterior skin, especially the cutis.

endotendineum

A delicate loose connective tissue, containing thin collagen fibrils, that binds fascicles.

faciocutaneoskeletal

adj

(medicine) Affecting the face, skin, and skeleton; applied to Costello syndrome.

hæmapodous

adj

Alternative spelling of haemapodous [(anatomy) Having the limbs on, or directed toward, the ventral or hemal side, as in vertebrates]

microencephalous

adj

Alternative form of microencephalic [Relating to, or characterised by microencephaly]

musculospiral

adj

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the muscles, and taking a spiral course; applied especially to a large nerve of the arm.

neural plate

(anatomy) a thick, flat bundle of ectoderm formed in vertebrate embryos after induction by the notochord

osseoaponeurotic

adj

(anatomy) Pertaining to an object composed of bone and aponeurosis; at the end of a muscle where it becomes tendon.

osseoseptocutaneous

adj

Alternative form of osteoseptocutaneous [(anatomy) Relating to the bone, septum, and skin.]

osseous tissue

(anatomy) The major structural and supportive connective tissue of the body which forms the rigid part of the bone organs that make up the skeletal system.

osteone

Alternative spelling of osteon [(anatomy) Any of the central canals, and surrounding bony layers, found in compact bone.]

perichondrium

(anatomy) a dense layer of fibrous connective tissue surrounding the cartilage of developing bone

pseudoganglion

A localized thickening of the main part or trunk of a nerve, resembling a ganglion but having only nerve fibres and no nerve cells.

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