skeletal framework
Body's structural support
A skeletal framework is the underlying structure that supports and shapes something, whether literal or figurative.
In anatomy, it refers to the bones that give a body its form.
More broadly, it describes any basic outline or foundational structure: We have a skeletal framework for the proposal, but the details still need work.
The phrase emphasizes that something is present in essential form but not yet fleshed out.
- bone structureSkeletal anatomy and arrangement
- bonesRigid internal support structure
- rib cageBony chest enclosure
- spinal columnSegmented skeletal axis
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
structural integrity · scaffold · support · support system · load bearing · architecture · chassis · anatomy · bare bones · skin and bones · ribcage · spine · marrow · joints · skull · pelvis · vertebrae · girder
skeletal frameworksoft tissue
Non-rigid body structures
muscle tissue · musculature · flesh · muscle · organs
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