muscle synonyms

muscle

n.

  1. fiber, flesh, protoplasm, meat, brawn, beef, beefcake, horseflesh; see also tissue 3.

    Types of muscle include: smooth, striated, skeletal, cardiac, voluntary, involuntary.

  2. Muscles of the human body include: frontal, temporal, zygomatic, masseter, trapezius, pectoral, deltoid, latissimus dorsi, biceps, brachial, triceps, abdominal, intercostal, serratus, oblique, gluteus maximus, sartorius, quadriceps, hamstring, gastrocnemius, soleus.

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