écorché


é·cor·ché

E0032200 (ā′kôr-shā′)n. An anatomical representation of all or part of a human or animal body with the skin removed so as to display the musculature.
[French, from past participle of écorcher, to flay, from Latin excorticāre : ex-, off, away; see ex- + cortex, cortic-, bark, skin; see cortex.]

écorché

(ˌeɪkɔːˈʃeɪ) n (Anatomy) an anatomical figure without the skin, so that the muscular structure is visible[C19: French, literally: skinned]