skeletal muscle

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The voluntary muscle of vertebrates, which is striated and anchored by tendons to bone and is used to effect skeletal movement such as locomotion.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolmúsculo esquelético

Françaismuscle squelettique

DeutschSkelettmuskel

12 more languages

Suomiluurankolihas luustolihas

हिन्दीऐच्छिक मांसपेशी कंकाल मांसपेशी रेखित मांसपेशी

Bahasa Indonesiaotot lurik otot rangka

한국어골격근

Nederlandsskeletspier

Polskimięsień poprzecznie prążkowany

Portuguêsmúsculo esquelético

Românămușchi scheletic

Русскийскеле́тная мы́шца

Svenskaskelettmuskulatur

తెలుగుఅస్థి కండరము

ไทยกล้ามเนื้อโครงร่าง

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

skeletalism skeletality skeletalization Skeletally skeletochronology skeletogenesis

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