striated muscle


striated muscle

noun

Definition of STRIATED MUSCLE

: muscle tissue that is marked by transverse dark and light bands, is made up of elongated usually multinucleated fibers, and includes skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and most muscle of arthropods — compare smooth muscle, voluntary muscle

First Known Use of STRIATED MUSCLE

1866

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