skeletal muscle
noun
: striated muscle that is usually attached to the skeleton and is usually under voluntary control
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Like skeletal muscle cells, they are primarily powered by mitochondria, but the density of mitochondria is as much as 10 times higher, boosting cardiomyocytes’ energy output.
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
Unlike most cells in our body, skeletal muscle cells, called myocytes, can have hundreds of nuclei.
—Will Stone, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
Thiamine helps your skeletal muscles (the ones involved in movement and activity) contract.4
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—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 2 May 2025
Push-ups boost the quality and amount of skeletal muscle a person has, which helps improve bone health, Garber added.
—Cathy Cassata, Health, 30 Apr. 2025
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Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
Unlike most cells in our body, skeletal muscle cells, called myocytes, can have hundreds of nuclei.
—Will Stone, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
Thiamine helps your skeletal muscles (the ones involved in movement and activity) contract.4
2.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 2 May 2025
Push-ups boost the quality and amount of skeletal muscle a person has, which helps improve bone health, Garber added.
—Cathy Cassata, Health, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for skeletal muscle
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“Skeletal muscle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeletal%20muscle. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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