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unstriped
/ ʌnˈstraɪpt /
adjective
- (esp of smooth muscle) not having stripes; unstriated
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Word History and Origins
Origin of unstriped1
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Example Sentences
The muscles of the limbs are made up of striped muscle-cells; those of the stomach, etc., of unstriped cells.
Now, can you tell me whether each spine has likewise an oblique unstriped or striped muscle, as figured by Lister?
They cause this to contract, whether it be striped and voluntary, or of the involuntary unstriped kind.
Also, so far as I know, the distribution of unstriped muscle in Ammocœtes has not been worked out.
Epithelial, muscle—in particular the unstriped variety—and ganglion-cells may also become calcified.
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