Usually means: Muscle fibers within spindle sensory.
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  3. Intrafusal: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. intrafusal: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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▸ adjective:  (anatomy) Relating to the striated fibres within a muscle spindle

Similar:
intrafascicular, intrafascial, intramyofibral, intrasarcomeric, intrafibrillar, intramyofibrilar, extrafusal, infraspinatous, interfascicular, intermyofibrillar, more...

Opposite:
extrafusal, non-intrafusal, skeletal

Phrases:
intrafusal fibers, intrafusal fiber, Intrafusal muscle fiber, more...

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Similar:
intrafascicular, intrafascial, intramyofibral, intrasarcomeric, intrafibrillar, intramyofibrilar, extrafusal, infraspinatous, interfascicular, intermyofibrillar, more...

Opposite:
extrafusal, non-intrafusal, skeletal

Phrases:
intrafusal fibers, intrafusal fiber, Intrafusal muscle fiber, more...



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