- fast twitch
- see muscle fibers, under fiber.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
fast twitch
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fast-twitch — /fast twich , fahst /, adj. Physiol. of or pertaining to muscle fiber that contracts relatively rapidly, utilized esp. in actions requiring maximum effort of short duration, as sprinting (distinguished from slow twitch). Also, fasttwitch. * * * … Universalium
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fast-twitch — adjective Date: 1970 of, relating to, or being muscle fiber that contracts quickly especially during brief high intensity physical activity requiring strength compare slow twitch … New Collegiate Dictionary
muscle fibers fast twitch — paler colored muscle fibers of larger diameter than slow twitch fibers, and having less sarcoplasm and more prominent cross striping; used for forceful and rapid contractions over short periods of time … Medical dictionary
twitch muscle — Striated muscle innervated by a single motoneuron and having an electrically excitable membrane that exhibits an all or none response (cf. tonic muscle) : in mammals almost all skeletal muscles are twitch muscles. Physiologists often divide… … Dictionary of molecular biology
twitch muscle fibre — noun a muscle fibre involved in movement, either in low intensity movement and posture requiring strength of contraction (slow twitch muscle fibre) or in high intensity movement, such as sprinting and heavy lifting requiring speed of contraction… …
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