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slow-twitch

[ sloh-twich ]

adjective

, Physiology.
  1. of or relating to muscle fiber that contracts relatively slowly and is resistant to fatigue ( fast-twitch ).

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Origin of slow-twitch1

First recorded in 1975–80

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