Dictionary definition: axial skeleton

Dictionary definition: sea fan
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      145 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 sea fan any of several gorgonians with the axial skeleton formed into a fanlike structure; esp., a horny coral (Gorgonia flabellum) of the West Indies and Florida Keys Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Dictionary definition: sea whip
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      135 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 sea whip any of several gorgonians with the axial skeleton branched, forming long, whiplike colonies Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Dictionary definition: gorgonian
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      149 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 gor|go|ni|an (gor go'ne n) n. any of an order (Gorgonacea) of colonial anthozoans with a horny, axial skeleton that branches, as in the sea whips, or forms an open network ...

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News Sun, The (Waukegan, IL);  June 9, 2006 ;     270 words ... ... rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis there, the company said. Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic disease of the axial skeleton and large peripheral joints that causes inflammatory back pain and stiffness, but is also associated with other inflammatory ...

Article: Skeletal System
UXL Encyclopedia of Science;      700+ words ... ... divided into two main groups: the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton. The axial skeleton includes bones associated with the ... appendicular skeleton is attached to the axial skeleton and consists of the bones associated ...

Article: Study casts doubt on car crash, fibromyalgia link.(Rheumatology)
Internal Medicine News;  February 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... associated with a postcrash onset of axial skeleton pain, John McBeth, Ph.D., reported ... Dr. McBeth said. New-onset axial skeleton pain occurred at similar rates in the ... significantly more likely to report new-onset axial skeleton pain at the 15-month follow-up ...

Chapter 4 Animal anatomy.
An Illustrated Guide to Animal Science Terminology;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... tehn-dohn) Connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. Axial Skeleton The axial skeleton of avian species and mammals is very similar, so differences in the axial skeleton will be noted with each particular bone. The following are the ...