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scleroskeleton (s) (noun), scleroskeletons (pl)
Bony elements resulting from the ossification (hardening like bone) of fibrous structures: "Scleroskeletons usually affect ligaments (connective tissue), fasciae (band of tissue below the skin that covers or separates different layers of tissues), and the tendons (soft tissues which attach muscles to bones)."
This entry is located in the following units: sclero-, scler- (page 3) skeleto-, skelet-, skele- (page 1)