| English noun: axial skeleton | |||
| 1. | axial skeleton (body) the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | skeletal structure | ||
| Part holonym | back, backbone, breastbone, rachis, rib cage, skull, spinal column, spine, sternum, vertebral column | ||
| Part meronym | endoskeleton | ||