skeletal
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Police have launched an investigation after suspected human skeletal remains were found in woodland by the A617 in Nottinghamshire.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Keenan had suffered rhabdomyolysis, a life-threatening medical emergency caused by rapid, extensive skeletal muscle breakdown, which can be brought on by extreme exertion.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Kevin Young, the project’s lead manufacturing engineer, remembered thinking as he watched the skeletal frame disappear into the paint machine.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Around 95% of the body's creatine is stored in skeletal muscle, while smaller amounts are found in the brain, heart and other organs.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
A ghostly, skeletal arm reaches out from behind it, scratching and clawing to reach me.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
Vocabulary lists containing skeletal
STAAR Biology: Biological Processes and Systems
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Organisms and Environments 5: Human Systems
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Novel Study: Inside Out & Back Again, Unpack and Repack–1976: The Year of the Dragon
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