striated muscle

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English

Micrograph showing skeletal striated muscle.

Noun

striated muscle (usually uncountable, plural striated muscles)

  1. Muscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope as a result of the myofibrils being organized into regular units (sarcomeres).
    Synonym: (dated) striped muscle
    Antonym: smooth muscle
    Hyponyms: cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle

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