| striated | Marked by narrow lines or grooves, usually parallel. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| striated border | Obsolete term for the apical surface of an epithelium with microvilli. (18 Nov 1997) |
| striated duct | A type of intralobular duct found in some salivary glands that modifies the secretory product; it derives its name from extensive infolding of the basal membrane. Synonym: salivary duct, secretory duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| striated membrane | The thickened cell membrane of the ovum in forms, such as certain amphibia, in which it appears radially striated under the light microscope; with the electron microscope the striations can be seen to be microvilli. Synonym: membrana striata, striated membrane, zona radiata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| striated muscle | <physiology> Muscle in which the repeating units (sarcomeres) of the contractile myofibrils are arranged in registry throughout the cell, resulting in transverse or oblique striations observable at the level of the light microscope, for example the voluntary (skeletal) and cardiac muscle of vertebrates. (16 Dec 1997) |
| striated muscular sphincter | A sphincter made up of striated musculature. Synonym: striated muscular sphincter. Origin: rhabdo-+ G. Sphinkter, sphincter (05 Mar 2000) |