English noun: musculus | |||
1. | musculus (body) one of the contractile organs of the body | ||
Synonyms | muscle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | contractile organ, contractor | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anatomical sphincter, antagonistic muscle, eye muscle, involuntary muscle, levator, ocular muscle, pronator, rectus, skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, sphincter, sphincter muscle, striated muscle, supinator, tensor | ||
Part holonym | muscle cell, muscle fiber, muscle fibre | ||