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striated muscle

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  • noun Muscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope as a result of the myofibrils being organized into regular units (sarcomeres).

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  • noun 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

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