- Bipennate
- Bipennate Bi*pen"nate, Bipennated Bi*pen"na*ted, a. [Pref. bi- + pennate: cf. L. bipennis. Cf. {Bipinnate}.] Having two wings. ``Bipennated insects.'' --Derham. [1913 Webster] ||
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Bipennate
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Bipennate muscle — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = musculus pennatus, musculus bipennatus GraySubject = 102 GrayPage = 361 Caption = A, fusiform; B, unipennate; C, bipennate; P.C.S., physiological cross section. Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein … Wikipedia
bipennate — adj. [L. bis, two; penna, feather] Twice pinnate; bipenniform adj … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
bipennate — bi·pen·nate ( )bī pen .āt adj BIPENNIFORM … Medical dictionary
bipennate — a. having two wings … Dictionary of difficult words
bipennate — … Useful english dictionary
bipennate, bipenniform — Pertaining to a muscle with a central tendon toward which the fibers converge on either side like the barbs of a feather. [bi + L. penna, feather] … Medical dictionary
bipennate muscle — musculus pennatus … Medical dictionary
Bipennated — Bipennate Bi*pen nate, Bipennated Bi*pen na*ted, a. [Pref. bi + pennate: cf. L. bipennis. Cf. {Bipinnate}.] Having two wings. Bipennated insects. Derham. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Bipinnate — Bi*pin nate, Bipinnated Bi*pin na*ted, a. [Pref. bi + pinnate; cf. F. bipinn[ e]. Cf. {Bipennate}.] Twice pinnate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
