unipennate muscle


sem·i·pen·nate muscle

[TA] a muscle with a lateral tendon to which the fibers are attached obliquely, like one half of a feather. Synonym(s): musculus semipennatus [TA], musculus unipennatus ☆ , unipennate muscle ☆

unipennate muscle

A muscle whose fibers converge on only one side of a tendon. See: bipennate muscle for illus. See also: muscle