fusiform muscle
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Related to fusiform muscle: multipennate muscle
fu·si·form mus·cle
[TA]a muscle that has a fleshy belly, tapering at either extremity.
Synonym(s): musculus fusiformis [TA], spindle-shaped muscle
fusiform muscle
A muscle resembling a spindle. See: bipennate muscle for illus.
See also: muscle