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Noun: skeletal muscle
  1. A muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
    - striated muscle

Derived forms: skeletal muscles

Type of: muscle, musculus

Encyclopedia: Skeletal muscle

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