Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. extrafusal fiber

extrafusal fiber

extrafusal fiber

any of the muscle fibers that lie outside muscle spindles and provide most of the force for muscle contraction. Compare intrafusal fiber.

Related Terms

pigment regeneration

pigment regeneration the reconstitution of functional rhodo...

boldness

boldness n. the tendency to accept risk, a dimension of tem...

shook yong

shook yong see koro.

procaine

procaine n. a local anesthetic used primarily in medical an...

symptom substitution

symptom substitution in the classical psychoanalytic theory...

interference theory

interference theory the hypothesis that forgetting is due t...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter E

Browse by Letter


A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

© 2025 PsychologyDB.com All rights reserved.

Terms Sitemap Contact