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MUSCULAR
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer
Synonyms:
mesomorphic; muscular
Classified under:
Similar:
athletic (having a sturdy and well proportioned body)
Domain category:
anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
Derivation:
muscle (possessing muscular strength)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having or suggesting great physical power or force
Example:
the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony
Classified under:
Similar:
powerful (having great power or force or potency or effect)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
Example:
powerful arms
Synonyms:
brawny; hefty; muscular; powerful; sinewy
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
strong (having strength or power greater than average or expected)
Derivation:
muscle; muscularity (possessing muscular strength)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Of or relating to or consisting of muscle
Example:
muscular contraction
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
muscle (one of the contractile organs of the body)
Derivation:
muscle (animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells)
muscularity (the physiological state of having or consisting of muscle)
Context examples:
The smallest divisions of the arteries located between the muscular arteries and the capillaries.
(Arteriole, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The American Staffordshire is a very muscular, stocky dog.
(American Staffordshire Terrier, NCI Thesaurus)
People with even one mutation in GBA also have a higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease—a disorder characterized by tremors, muscular rigidity, and slowed movements.
(Molecule may impact Gaucher, Parkinson’s disease, NIH)
This gene is involved in the modification of spinal muscular atrophy.
(NAIP Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
The Neapolitan Mastiff is a muscular dog with a rather rectangular body, massive head, and wrinkled face.
(Neapolitan Mastiff, NCI Thesaurus)
The body is stocky, well-balanced and muscular.
(Old English Sheepdog, NCI Thesaurus)
The muscular outer layer of the uterus.
(Myometrium, NCI Dictionary)
True, he is not what you would term muscular, but still he has muscles, which is more than he had when he came aboard.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Also called: Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, Peroneal muscular atrophy
(Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a powerful, muscular retriever with a slightly wavy, rather short coat.
(Chesapeake Bay Retriever, NCI Thesaurus)
