English Explanatory Dictionary

skeletal muscle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The voluntary muscle of vertebrates, which is striated and anchored by tendons to bone and is used to effect skeletal movement such as locomotion.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

skeletal muscle skeletal muscles
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