Englishskeletal musclenounMeaningThe voluntary muscle of vertebrates, which is striated and anchored by tendons to bone and is used to effect skeletal movement such as locomotion.Related wordsstriated muscle(English)voluntary muscle(English)cardiac muscle(English)musculation(English)muscle(English)myotome(English)myoanatomy(English)skeleton(English)SourcesDictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data