anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure"

rib cage - the bony enclosing wall of the chest

arch - a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially arches of the feet)

heel - the back part of the human foot

girdle - an encircling or ringlike structure

skeletal system, systema skeletale, skeleton, frame - the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

appendicular skeleton - the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs

axial skeleton - the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs

spinal column, spine, vertebral column, rachis, backbone, back - the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"

metacarpus - the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges

metatarsus - the skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus; the corresponding part of the foot in birds or of the hind foot in quadrupeds

tarsus - the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively