écorché

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écorché (ay-kawr-SHAY) - n., an anatomic illustration or model without the skin, showing the muscles and bones underneath.


Borrowed in the 19th century from French, literally skinned/flayed, past participle of écorcher. Note that it's a noun in English, though.

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