skeletal muscle
noun
: striated muscle that is usually attached to the skeleton and is usually under voluntary control
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Daily exercise and maintaining skeletal muscle volume as you age are among the most potent forms of preventive health care.
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Jordan D. Metzl, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
About 20% of the body's total magnesium is stored in skeletal muscle.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 29 Jan. 2026
Metastatic embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare type of cancer, also known as soft tissue sarcoma, that develops in your skeletal muscles.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
These changes ultimately result in skeletal muscle adaptations in adult offspring that enhance exercise endurance.
—Ivan Amato, Quanta Magazine, 22 Dec. 2025
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Jordan D. Metzl, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
About 20% of the body's total magnesium is stored in skeletal muscle.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 29 Jan. 2026
Metastatic embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare type of cancer, also known as soft tissue sarcoma, that develops in your skeletal muscles.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
These changes ultimately result in skeletal muscle adaptations in adult offspring that enhance exercise endurance.
—Ivan Amato, Quanta Magazine, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Skeletal muscle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeletal%20muscle. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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