muscle; musculus




one of the contractile organs of the body


Type of:
  • contractile organ; contractor

Types:
  • skeletal muscle; striated muscle
  • pronator
  • supinator
  • levator
  • antagonistic muscle
  • ocular muscle; eye muscle
  • rectus
  • smooth muscle; involuntary muscle
  • sphincter; anatomical sphincter; sphincter muscle
  • tensor


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