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Definition: Skeletal Muscle |
Skeletal MuscleNoun1. A muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton. 2. Muscle tissue characterized by transverse stripes. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Skeletal MuscleSynonyms: striated muscle (n), striated muscle tissue (n). (additional references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Gross fixed autopsy specimen of gastrocnemius muscle from patient who died of pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy, Duchenne type. Yellowish-white fat replaces normally reddish-brown skeletal muscle. Credit: CDC. |
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Health | They promote the growth of skeletal muscle (anabolic effects) and the development of male sexual characteristics (androgenic effects), and also have some other effects. (references) | |
In the obese nondiabetic individual, the principal target tissues for insulin (liver, skeletal muscle, and adipose tissue) do not respond appropriately to those levels of the hormone found in nonobese individuals. (references) | ||
Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS) is a rare neuromuscular disorder with onset usually before the age of 20. It is characterized by progressive external ophthalmoplegia (paralysis of the eye muscles) and mild skeletal muscle weakness. (references) | ||
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Expression using "skeletal muscle": Skeletal Muscle Ventricle. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
skeletal muscle | 65 |
skeletal muscle picture | 11 |
disease of skeletal muscle | 5 |
skeletal muscle structure | 3 |
skeletal muscle relaxants | 3 |
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| Language | Translations for "skeletal muscle"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Finnish | poikkijuovainen lihaskudos. (various references) | ||||
French | muscle squelettique, muscle locomoteur. (various references) | ||||
Greek | μυς σκελετικός. (various references) | ||||
Japanese Kanji | 骨 筋 . (various references) | ||||
Japanese Katakana | "っかくき". (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | eletalskay usclemay | ||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-e-k-l-l-l-m-s-s-t-u" | |
-4 letters: cellulases. | |
-5 letters: cellmates, cellulase, muscatels. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 6B 65 6C 65 74 61 6C 4D 75 73 63 6C 65 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01101011 01100101 01101100 01100101 01110100 01100001 01101100 00100000 01001101 01110101 01110011 01100011 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S k e l e t a l   M u s c l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 006B 0065 006C 0065 0074 0061 006C 004D 0075 0073 0063 006C 0065 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)53777178718667782478785697871 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, φινλανδικόσ |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | ranskalainen, français, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | kreikkalainen, grec, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, ギリシア語 , ギリシア" |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | japanilainen, Japonais, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ" |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | japanilainen, Japonais, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ" |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | englantia, englantilainen, anglais, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ |
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