musculoskeletal (C1)
adjective
Definition
musculoskeletal means of, or relating to both muscles and the skeleton. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as musculoskeletal.
A musculoskeletal tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became musculoskeletal after the announcement.
How to Use musculoskeletal
- musculoskeletal + noun (collocation)
- Use musculoskeletal before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a musculoskeletal reaction."
- become musculoskeletal (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became musculoskeletal near the end."
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