Look up: muscle

1. muscle
   Bundle of contractile cells which allow animals to move. Muscles must act against a skeleton to effect movement.
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2. muscle
   [n] - one of the contractile organs of the body 2. [n] - animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells 3. [v] - make one`s way by force
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3. Muscle
   Tissue consisting of fibres organized into bands or bundles that contract to cause bodily movement. Muscle fibres run in the same direction as the action they perform.
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4. Muscle
   Tissue or organ made of muscle cells, which contract to do work
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5. Muscle
   A soft tissue which contracts when stimulated by its nerve supply, producing movement across a joint
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6. Muscle
   A bundle of bony slender cells that are able to contract and hence produce movement.
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7. Muscle
   Muscle: Muscle is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart muscle is called "cardiac muscle.&...
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8. muscle
   each muscle fibre contracts with a certain force,and the strength of the whole muscle is the sum of these muscle fibres.The maximum strength of a human muscle lies between 3 and 4 kg/ m2 of the cross section Category: Medicine • the cells which muscles consist of Category: Medicine
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9. Muscle
   Tissue consisting of fibres organized into bands or bundles that contract to cause bodily movement. Muscle fibres run in the same direction as the action they perform.
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10. muscle
    Tissue specialized for contraction. See also twitch muscle, catch muscle:
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11. Muscle
    Mus'cle noun [ French, from Latin musculus a muscle, a little mouse, dim. of mus a mouse. See Mouse , and confer sense 3 (below).] 1. (Anat.) (a) An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion. See Il...
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12. muscle
    <anatomy> Tissue specialised for contraction. See twitch muscle, catch muscle: Cardiac muscle (heart muscle) is a striated but involuntary muscle responsible for the pumping activity of the vertebrate heart. The individual muscle cells are joined through a junctional complex known as the inter...
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13. muscle
    musculus noun one of the contractile organs of the body
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14. muscle
    noun animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
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15. muscle
    (mus´әl) a bundle of long slender cells (muscle fibers) having the power to contract and hence to produce movement. Muscles are responsible for locomotion and play an important part in performing vital body functions. They also protect the contents of the abdomen against injury and help support the body. The...
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16. Muscle
    • (n.) Muscular strength or development; as, to show one`s muscle by lifting a heavy weight. • (n.) See Mussel. • (n.) The contractile tissue of which muscles are largely made up. • (n.) An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion.
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17. muscle
    contractile tissue found in animals, the function of which is to produce motion.[48 related articles]
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18. muscle
    muscle 1. A tissue that can undergo repeated contraction and relaxation, so that it is able to produce movement of body parts, maintain tension, or pump fluids within the body. There are three types: voluntary striped muscle, involuntary smooth muscle, and branched or heart muscle. 2. An organ comp...
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19. muscle
    
    • one of the contractile organs of the body
    • animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
    • muscular strength
    
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20. muscle
    muscle, the contractile tissue that effects the movement of and within the body. Muscle tissue in the higher animals is classified as striated, smooth, or cardiac, according to its structure and function. Striated, or skeletal, muscle forms the bulk of the body's muscle tissue and gives the body its...
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21. Muscle
    Muscle is British slang for an enforcer or bodyguard.
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22. Muscle
    Muscle is British slang for an enforcer or bodyguard.
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23. muscle
    Type: Term Pronunciation: mŭs′ĕl Definitions: 1. A primary tissue, consisting predominantly of highly specialized contractile cells, which may be classified as skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, or smooth muscle; microscopically, the latter is lacking in transverse striations character...
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24. muscle
    Click images to enlargeContractile animal tissue that produces locomotion and power and maintains the movement of body substances. Muscle contains very specialized animal cells – long cells – that can contract to between one-half and one-third of their relaxed length. Muscle tissue is sometimes found in ...
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25. Muscle
    Muscle is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart muscle is called "cardiac muscle." Muscle that is in the ...
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