extrafusal

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adjective

Describing a muscle fibre that are attached to a bone by a fibrous extension (a tendon)

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Meanings

adjectiveextrafusal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyDescribing a muscle fibre that are attached to a bone by a fibrous extension (a tendon)

Origin

From extra- + fusal.

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APA

extrafusal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrafusal

MLA

“extrafusal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrafusal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extrafusal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrafusal.

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