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striated

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stri⋅at⋅ed

  [strahy-ey-tid]
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–adjective
marked with striae; furrowed; striped; streaked.
Origin:
1640–50; striate + -ed 2

stri⋅ate

  [v. strahy-eyt; adj. strahy-it, -eyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing, adjective
–verb (used with object)
1. to mark with striae; furrow; stripe; streak.
–adjective
2. striated.
Origin:
1660–70; < L striātus furrowed, fluted, equiv. to stri(a) (see stria ) + -ātus -ate 1
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stri·ate   (strī'āt')   
tr.v.   stri·at·ed, stri·at·ing, stri·ates
To mark with striae or striations.
adj.   also stri·at·ed (-ā'tĭd)

  1. Marked with striae; striped, grooved, or ridged.

  2. Consisting of a stria or striae.


[From Latin striātus, furrowed, from stria, furrow; see stria.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: stri·ate
Pronunciation: 'strI-&t, -"At
Function: adjective
: STRIATED

Main Entry: stri·at·ed
Pronunciation: 'strI-"At-&d
Function: adjective
1 : marked with striae
2 : of, relatingto, or being striated muscle
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Medical Dictionary

striate stri·ate (strī'āt')
v. stri·at·ed, stri·at·ing, stri·ates
To mark with striae or striations. adj. or stri·at·ed (-ā'tĭd)

  1. Marked with striae; striped, grooved, or ridged.

  2. Consisting of a stria or striae.

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