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noun
Animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells.
synonym: muscle.
is a specific kind of: animal tissue.
is a broader term that covers: striated muscle tissue | cardiac muscle, heart muscle | smooth muscle.
is a part of: muscle system, muscular structure, musculature.
domain member category: tone, tonicity, tonus.
derivation: muscular.
Dutch: spier, spierweefsel
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