1) Authority 2) Biceps 3) Brawn 4) Clout 5) Muscleman 6) Musculus 7) Pec 8) Power 9) Pronator 10) Rectus 11) Sinew 12) Sphincter 13) Strength 14) Supinator 15) Tendon 16) Tensor 17) Thew
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1) Authority or power or force 2) Bodyguards or bouncers 3) Brawn 4) Clout 5) Clout, so to speak 6) Contractile organ 7) Contractor 8) Delt or pec 9) Flexor or extensor 10) Force, to a mobster 11) French word used in English 12) Influence 13) It may be pulled or pumped 14) It may move you 15) Kind of car or tee
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- one of the contractile organs of the body
- animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
- muscular strength
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• (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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contractile tissue found in animals, the function of which is to produce motion.[48 related articles]
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A bundle of contractile cells, or muscle fibers, that allows movement in humans and other animals. In the body, there are three types of muscle: • skeletal (striated or striped) muscle • smooth (unstriated or unstriped) muscle • cardiac muscle See also muscular system.
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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 walls of arteries and bowel is called "smooth musc...
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<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 intercalated disc and are not fused together into multi...
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(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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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 walls of arteries and bowel is called "smooth musc...
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Muscle is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three typ
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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
Illust. of Muscles of the Human Body, in Appendi...
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A bundle of bony slender cells that are able to contract and hence produce movement.
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(mus;el) A major type of tissue adapted to contract. The three kinds of muscle are cardiac, smooth, and skeletal.
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Muscle is British slang for an enforcer or bodyguard.
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Muscle is the tissue of the body composed of bundles of cells that contract and relax to create movement. A complex group of muscles which include extensor, flexor and oblique muscles work together to support the spine, hold the body upright and allow the trunk of the body to move and twist. The muscles can spasm and cause low back pain and marked ...
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A soft tissue which contracts when stimulated by its nerve supply, producing movement across a joint
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Bundle of contractile cells which allow animals to move. Muscles must act against a skeleton to effect movement.
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Bundle of contractile cells which allow animals to move. Muscles must act against a skeleton to effect movement.
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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 composed of bundles or sheets of muscle tissue, bound ...
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noun animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
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musculus noun one of the contractile organs of the body
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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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Latin musculus, diminutive of Greek mus = mouse, the body and head of which represent the main belly of a muscle, and the tail, the tendon.
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animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
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