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striated muscle fiber

striated muscle fiber

6.5
A long thin cell in striped muscles that can shorten to cause movement
  • noun
  • /ˈstraɪ.eɪ.tɪd ˈmʌs.əl ˈfaɪ.bɚ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fibra de músculo estriado
  • Striated muscle fibers are essential for voluntary movements, such as lifting weights.

Examples

  • During the anatomy class, we studied the structure of striated muscle fibers under a microscope.

  • The heart contains striated muscle fibers that help pump blood throughout the body.

  • So this is the main striated muscle fiber, OK?

Synonyms

muscle fiber
vsstriated muscle fiber
  • Specialized
4 3.4

A long cell in the body that gets shorter to make the body move

is the type found specifically in banded muscle tissue
muscle cell
vsstriated muscle fiber
  • Specialized
3 3.0

A long body cell that makes muscles move by becoming shorter and longer

emphasizes contraction in banded tissue rather than both phases
myocyte
vsstriated muscle fiber
  • Specialized
2 8.0

A muscle cell that contracts to make parts of the body move

is the specific long cell found in banded muscle tissue
striated muscle cell
vsstriated muscle fiber
  • Specialized
5.4

A long muscle cell with light and dark bands that contracts to make movements you choose

is similar but not limited to cells that cause voluntary movement

Surface Forms

striated muscle fiber singular
striated muscle fibers plural

Morphology

striate + muscle + fiber

The phrase is fully compositional: 'striated' (marked by parallel grooves or stripes) modifies 'muscle fiber' (an elongated muscle cell), so a learner who knows the constituent words can infer it denotes a muscle cell with stripe-like markings that contracts. This follows a straightforward adjective+noun composition common across languages, making the overall meaning directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Striated muscle fiber comes from the way it looks: striated means striped and the long fiber shows light and dark bands like thin stripes. These long, striped cells 'contract', which means they get shorter to make muscles move, so the name points to a long, stripe-marked cell that does the work.