English > muscle system: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | The muscular system of an organism. |
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| Synonyms | muscular structure, musculature |
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| Part of | musculoskeletal system | The system of muscles and tendons and ligaments and bones and joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form |
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| Parts | ligament | A sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs |
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| muscle, muscular tissue | animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells |
| tendon, sinew | A cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment |
| Narrower | diaphragm, midriff | (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities |
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| esophagus, oesophagus, gorge, gullet | The passage between the pharynx and the stomach |
| Broader | system | A group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts |
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| Spanish | musculatura, sistema muscular |
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| Catalan | musculatura, sistema muscular |
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