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unipennate

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Main Entry: uni·pen·nate
Pronunciation: "yü-ni-'pen-"At
Function: adjective
: having the fibers arranged obliquely and inserting into atendon only on one side in the manner of a feather barbed on one side unipennate muscle>
Medical Dictionary

unipennate u·ni·pen·nate (y&oomacr;'nə-pěn'āt')
adj.
Of or being a muscle whose fibers are attached obliquely to one side of a lateral tendon.

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