"unipennate" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From uni- + pennate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|uni|pennate}} uni- + pennate Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unipennate (not comparable)
  1. (medicine, anatomy, zoology) Of, pertaining to, or having the nature of a muscle, the parallel fibres of which attach to a tendon at an acute angle (as a feather that is barbed on one side). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Anatomy, Medicine, Zoology Related terms: bipennate, multipennate

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