musculoskeletal
adjective
mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal
ˌmə-skyə-lō-ˈske-lə-tᵊl 
: of, relating to, or involving both musculature and skeleton
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Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Delving into the past The company released Protoclone V1, their full-body, bipedal musculoskeletal android featuring more than 200 degrees of freedom, around 1,000 Myofibers, and 500 sensors in February this year.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Nov. 2025
Barta plans to study musculoskeletal sciences.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
Our mission includes shaping the future of musculoskeletal care, so robust infrastructure is essential.
—Prof. Dr. Med. Mazda Farshad, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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musculoskeletal
adjective
mus·cu·lo·skel·e·tal
ˌməs-kyə-lō-ˈskel-ət-ᵊl
: of, relating to, or involving both musculature and skeleton
musculoskeletal defects
the musculoskeletal organization of the arm
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