| NOUN | body | muscular tissue, muscle | animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells |
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| Meaning | animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells. | |
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| Synonym | muscle | |
| Category of | tonicity, tonus, tone | The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli |
| Part of | muscular structure, musculature, muscle system | The muscular system of an organism |
| Narrower | cardiac muscle, heart muscle | The muscle tissue of the heart |
| smooth muscle | muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope | |
| striated muscle tissue | muscle tissue characterized by transverse stripes | |
| Broader | animal tissue | The tissue in the bodies of animals |
| Spanish | músculo, tejido muscular | |
| Catalan | múscul, teixit muscular | |
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