Meanings
nounskeletal muscle (countable and uncountable, plural skeletal muscles)
plural skeletal muscles
- countableuncountableanatomyThe voluntary muscle of vertebrates, which is striated and anchored by tendons to bone and is used to effect skeletal movement such as locomotion.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna 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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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 骨骼肌
- 骨骼肌 (gǔgéjī)muscle of vertebrates
Dutch skeletspier
- skeletspiermuscle of vertebrates
Finnish luurankolihas, luustolihas
- luurankolihasmuscle of vertebrates
- luustolihasmuscle of vertebrates
French muscle squelettique
- muscle squelettiquemuscle of vertebrates
German Skelettmuskel
- Skelettmuskelmuscle of vertebrates
Greek σκελετικοί μύες
- σκελετικοί μύες (skeletikoí mýes)muscle of vertebrates
Hindi ऐच्छिक मांसपेशी, कंकाल मांसपेशी
- ऐच्छिक मांसपेशी (aicchik mānspeśī)muscle of vertebrates
- कंकाल मांसपेशी (kaṅkāl mānspeśī)muscle of vertebrates
- रेखित मांसपेशी (rekhit mānspeśī)muscle of vertebrates
Hungarian vázizom
- vázizommuscle of vertebrates
Indonesian otot lurik, otot rangka
- otot lurikmuscle of vertebrates
- otot rangkamuscle of vertebrates
Korean 골격근
- 골격근 (golgyeokgeun)muscle of vertebrates
Polish mięsień poprzecznie prążkowany
- mięsień poprzecznie prążkowanymuscle of vertebrates
Portuguese músculo esquelético
- músculo esqueléticomuscle of vertebrates
Romanian mușchi scheletic
- mușchi scheleticmuscle of vertebrates
Russian скеле́тная мы́шца
- скеле́тная мы́шца (skelétnaja mýšca)muscle of vertebrates
Spanish músculo esquelético
- músculo esqueléticomuscle of vertebrates
Tagalog kalansaying kalamnan
- kalansaying kalamnanmuscle of vertebrates
Thai กล้ามเนื้อโครงร่าง
- กล้ามเนื้อโครงร่าง (glâam-nʉ́ʉa-kroong-râang)muscle of vertebrates
Vietnamese cơ xương
- cơ xươngmuscle of vertebrates
Cite this entry
APA
skeletal muscle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skeletal%20muscle
MLA
“skeletal muscle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skeletal%20muscle. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skeletal muscle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skeletal%20muscle.
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