unstriped

[ uhn-strahypt, -strahy-pid ]

adjective

1. not striped; stripe; nonstriated, as muscular tissue.

unstriped

/ ʌnˈstraɪpt /

adjective

1. (esp of smooth muscle) not having stripes; unstriated

Word History and Origins

Origin of unstriped¹

First recorded in 1835–45; un- ¹ + striped

Example Sentences

The muscles of the limbs are made up of striped muscle-cells; those of the stomach, etc., of unstriped cells.

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Now, can you tell me whether each spine has likewise an oblique unstriped or striped muscle, as figured by Lister?

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They cause this to contract, whether it be striped and voluntary, or of the involuntary unstriped kind.

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Also, so far as I know, the distribution of unstriped muscle in Ammocœtes has not been worked out.

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Epithelial, muscle—in particular the unstriped variety—and ganglion-cells may also become calcified.

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