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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 type of striated muscle, usually attached to the skeleton. Skeletal muscles are used to create movement, by applying force to bones and joints; via contraction. They generally contract voluntarily (via somatic nerve stimulation), although they can contract involuntarily through reflexes.
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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
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
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