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muscle spindle

muscle spindle noun: a stretch receptor within the body of a skeletal muscle that detects changes in the length of the muscle.

Noun

muscle spindle (plural muscle spindles)

  1. A stretch receptor within the body of a skeletal muscle that detects changes in the length of the muscle.
    • In conclusion, it must be emphasized that although we now know something of the detailed structure of the muscle spindle, and the functional properties of its component parts, the exact role or roles it plays in voluntary or reflex muscle ovements are still a matter for further speculation and...1974, Felix Beck, John Benjamin Lloyd, The Cell in Medical Science, page 536

muscle spindle meaning in Tamil

muscle spindle in Tamil

தசைக்கதிர், தசைக்கண்டு

Forms of muscle spindle

pluralmuscle spindles

Questions about muscle spindle

What does muscle spindle mean?
Muscle spindle means a stretch receptor within the body of a skeletal muscle that detects changes in the length of the muscle.
What is muscle spindle in Tamil?
Muscle spindle in Tamil is தசைக்கதிர், தசைக்கண்டு. See Muscle spindle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is muscle spindle?
Muscle spindle is a noun.
What is the plural of muscle spindle?
The plural of muscle spindle is muscle spindles.

Words near muscle spindle in the dictionary

  1. muscle segment
  2. muscle segments
  3. muscle shirt
  4. muscle shirts
  5. Muscle Shoals
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  7. muscle tone
  8. muscle up
  9. muscle woman
  10. muscle women
  11. muscle worship

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