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muscle fibre

British

noun

any of the numerous elongated contractile cells that make up striated muscle

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Age-related loss of a specific fast-twitch muscle fibre subtype, key for explosive muscle performance, was also observed4.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2024

He looked rusty in his first few outings and had another setback when he suffering a torn muscle fibre.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2023

Chimps possess about twice the amount of "fast-twitch" muscle fibre.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2017

Is the news that Fernando Torres has been diagnosed with "a Grade 1 muscle fibre rupture in the left thigh" good news for Liverpool fans or bad news for Liverpool fans?

From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2010

Gravity will keep them from bulging, expanding; but every muscle fibre in you will have twice, three times its original strength.

From Voyage To Eternity by Stephen Marlowe

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