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musculoskeletal

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, or relating to both muscles and the skeleton.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adjective

Meaning 2

relating to muscles and skeleton

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English musculo- English skeleton English -al English skeletal English musculoskeletal From musculo- + skeletal.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: musculoskeletaal — of, or relating to both muscles and the skeleton
  • Finnish: muskuloskeletaalinen — of, or relating to both muscles and the skeleton
  • Italian: muscoloscheletrico — of, or relating to both muscles and the skeleton
  • Macedonian: мускулноскелетен (muskulnoskeleten) — of, or relating to both muscles and the skeleton
  • Spanish: musculoesquelético — of, or relating to both muscles and the skeleton