Engelsk navneord: muscle |
1. | muscle (i anatomi) one of the contractile organs of the body |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | musculus |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | contractile organ, contractor |
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| Mere specifikke termer | anatomical sphincter, antagonistic muscle, eye muscle, involuntary muscle, levator, ocular muscle, pronator, rectus, skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, sphincter, sphincter muscle, striated muscle, supinator, tensor |
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| Omfatter disse specifikke termer | muscle cell, muscle fiber, muscle fibre |
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2. | muscle (i anatomi) animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | muscular tissue |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | animal tissue |
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| Mere specifikke termer | cardiac muscle, heart muscle, smooth muscle, striated muscle tissue |
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| Omfatter disse overordnede termer | muscle system, muscular structure, musculature |
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| Indenfor samme emneområde | tone, tonicity, tonus |
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3. | muscle (om person) a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The drug lord had his muscleman to protect him.
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | muscleman |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo |
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4. | muscle (om egenskab) authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way) |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign.
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| Mindre specifikke termer | authorisation, authority, authorization, dominance, potency, say-so |
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5. | muscle (om egenskab) possessing muscular strength |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | brawn, brawniness, heftiness, muscularity, sinew |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | strength |
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