Definition of Skeletal muscle

1. Noun. A muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes.


Definition of Skeletal muscle

1. Noun. (muscle) The voluntary muscle of vertebrates, which is striated and anchored by tendons to bone and is used to effect skeletal movement such as locomotion. ¹

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Medical Definition of Skeletal muscle

1. A rather non-specific term usually applied to the striated muscle of vertebrates that is under voluntary control. The muscle fibres are syncytial and contain myofibrils, tandem arrays of sarcomeres. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Skeletal Muscle

skein
skein cell
skeined
skeining
skeinlike
skeins
skelder
skeldered
skelders
skelet
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skeletal dysplasia
skeletal extension
skeletal formula
skeletal frame
skeletal muscle (current term)
skeletal muscle fibres
skeletal muscle tissue
skeletal muscle ventricle
skeletal structure
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skeletalization
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skeletally

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