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noun
One of the contractile organs of the body.
synonym: muscle.
is a specific kind of: contractile organ, contractor.
is a broader term that covers: skeletal muscle, striated muscle | pronator | supinator | levator | antagonistic muscle | eye muscle, ocular muscle | rectus | involuntary muscle, smooth muscle | anatomical sphincter, sphincter, sphincter muscle | tensor.
has as a part: muscle cell, muscle fiber, muscle fibre.
Dutch: spier
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