English > muscular tissue: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells. |
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| Synonym | muscle |
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| Category of | tonicity, tonus, tone | The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli |
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| Part of | muscular structure, musculature, muscle system | The muscular system of an organism |
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| Narrower | cardiac muscle, heart muscle | The muscle tissue of the heart |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | músculo, tejido muscular |
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| Catalan | múscul, teixit muscular |
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