Meanings
plural striated muscles
- uncountableusuallyMuscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope as a result of the myofibrils being organized into regular units (sarcomeres).
Synonyms: striped muscle · Antonyms: smooth muscle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounMuscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope as a result of the myofibrils being organized into regular units (sarcomeres).
More synonyms by meaning
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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 橫紋肌 /横纹肌
- 橫紋肌 /横纹肌 (héngwénjī)muscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope
Finnish poikkijuovainen lihaskudos
- poikkijuovainen lihaskudosmuscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope
French muscle strié
- muscle striémuscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope
German quergestreifte Muskulatur
- quergestreifte Muskulaturmuscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope
Hungarian harántcsíkolt izom
- harántcsíkolt izommuscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope
Indonesian otot lurik
- otot lurikmuscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope
Polish mięsień prążkowany
- mięsień prążkowanymuscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope
Swedish tvärstrimmig muskulatur
- tvärstrimmig muskulaturmuscle tissue that appears striped under the microscope
Cite this entry
striated muscle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/striated%20muscle
“striated muscle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/striated%20muscle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “striated muscle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/striated%20muscle.
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