muscle fiber
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of muscle fiber
First recorded in 1875–80
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Obesity typically causes a reduction in muscle fiber diameter, but green tea prevented this muscle atrophy.
From Science Daily • Oct. 8, 2025
Now, researchers have published the most detailed examination to date of the tiny, muscle fiber bundles involved.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 27, 2023
But most processes for making meat substitutes aren’t designed to mimic muscle fiber.
From Scientific American • Feb. 28, 2023
Earlier, Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann said Coman’s injury “doesn’t look so good” and that he hoped it was “just a muscle fiber tear and nothing more serious.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2022
Press it between two glass slips, and examine by transmitted light, The coiled trichinae may be readily distinguished from the muscle fiber.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887 by Various
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