SOLIDS, in anatomy, &c. denote the continent parts of the human body; being a congeries of pipes, or vessels, which contain a liquor.
The solid parts of the body, though equally composed of vessels, are different with regard to their consistence; some being hard, and others soft. The hard, as the bones and cartilages, give firmness and attitude to the body, and sustain the other parts: the soft parts, either alone or together with the hard, serve to execute the animal-functions. See ANATOMY.