skeletalListen to pronunciation(SKEH-leh-tul)Having to do with the skeleton (bones of the body).More InformationCancers by Body Location/System: MusculoskeletalEnlarge this image in new windowThe human skeleton. The skeleton is the framework of bones and cartilage that supports and protects the soft tissues and the internal organs of the body.Search NCI's Dictionary of Cancer TermsStarts withContainsBrowse:ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ#