| NOUN | body | muscular structure, musculature, muscle system | the muscular system of an organism |
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| Meaning | The muscular system of an organism. | |
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| Synonyms | musculature, muscle system | |
| 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 |
| Parts | ligament | A sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs |
| 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 |
| esophagus, oesophagus, gorge, gullet | The passage between the pharynx and the stomach | |
| Broader | system | A group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts |
| Spanish | musculatura, sistema muscular | |
| Catalan | musculatura, sistema muscular | |
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