
William James Hamilton
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LOCATION: London, United Kingdom
Professor of Anatomy, Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, University of London, 1947–70. Editor of Textbook of Human Anatomy.
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Skeleton, the supportive framework of an animal body. The skeleton of invertebrates, which may be either external or internal, is composed of a variety of hard nonbony substances. The more complex skeletal system of vertebrates is internal and is composed of several different types of tissues that…
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