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skeletal muscle
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skeletal muscle
n.
muscle attached to either or both ends to a bone and moves the bones
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Skeletal muscle
Skeletal muscle is a form of striated muscle tissue which is under the voluntary control of the somatic nervous system. It is one of three major muscle types, the others being cardiac muscle and smooth muscle. Most skeletal muscles are attached to bones by bundles of collagen fibers known as tendons.
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skeletal muscle
Noun
1. 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
(synonym) striated muscle
(hypernym) muscle, musculus
(hyponym) voluntary muscle
(part-meronym) head
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Skeletal muscle
One of three types of muscle tissue in the body (skeletal, smooth, cardiac) which represents the majority of the muscular tissue in the body. Skeletal muscle is the type of muscle which powers movement of the skeleton as in walking and lifting.
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skeletal muscle
