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skeletal muscle

Syllabification: (skel·e·tal mus·cle)
Definition of skeletal muscle

noun

  • a muscle that is connected to the skeleton to form part of the mechanical system that moves the limbs and other parts of the body.
  • another term for striated muscle.

skeletal muscle in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of skeletal muscle in the British & World English dictionary