Definition of Striated 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 Striated muscle

1. Noun. Muscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope as a result of the myofibrils being organized into regular units (sarcomeres). ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Striated Muscle

strewn
strewn field
strewnfield
strewnfields
strews
strewth
strešica
stria
striae
striata
striatal
striate
striate body
striate vein
striated
striated muscle (current term)
striated muscle cell
striated muscle fiber
striated muscle tissue
striated muscles
striates
striatine
striating
striation
striations
striatopallidal
striatum
striatums
strich
striches

Literary usage of Striated muscle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain). (1907)
"... Skeletal striated muscle. Schulz, Fr. N. Ueber die Quelle der Muskelkraft, Natw. ... Skeletal striated muscle. Mangold, Ernst. Ueber die post- mortale ..."

2. A Text-book of histology by Frederick Randolph Bailey (1904)
"Involuntary striated muscle (Heart Muscle).—This occupies an intermediate position, both morphologically and embryologically, relative to smooth muscle and ..."

3. A Text-book of Histology by Frederick Randolph Bailey (1906)
"Involuntary striated muscle (Heart Muscle).—This occupies an intermediate position, both morphologically and embryologically, relative to smooth muscle and ..."

4. The Microtomist's Vade-mecum: A Handbook of the Methods of Microscopic Anatomy by Arthur Bolles Lee (1893)
"striated muscle. 661. Sections (ROLLETT, Denkschr. math. naturw. Kl. k. Acad. ... striated muscle ..."

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