intrafusal

Questions

What does intrafusal mean?

Relating to the striated fibres within a muscle spindle

Where does intrafusal come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English fusal English intrafusal From intra- + fusal.

How to pronounce intrafusal

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