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striped muscle
noun
- See smooth musclea type of contractile tissue that is marked by transverse striations; it is concerned with moving skeletal parts to which it is usually attached Also calledskeletal muscle Compare smooth muscle
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The muscles of the limbs are made up of striped muscle-cells; those of the stomach, etc., of unstriped cells.
From Project Gutenberg
Now, can you tell me whether each spine has likewise an oblique unstriped or striped muscle, as figured by Lister?
From Project Gutenberg
Only the striped muscle (that of the heart excepted) contains Trichin.
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