pennate muscle


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pen·nate mus·cle

[TA]
a muscle with a central tendon toward which the fibers converge on either side like the barbs of a feather.
Synonym(s): musculus bipennatus [TA], musculus pennatus [TA], bipennate muscle
See: semipennate muscle.
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