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MUSCULAR TISSUE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
Synonyms:
muscle; muscular tissue
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("muscular tissue" is a kind of...):
animal tissue (the tissue in the bodies of animals)
Domain member category:
tone; tonicity; tonus (the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "muscular tissue"):
striated muscle tissue (muscle tissue characterized by transverse stripes)
cardiac muscle; heart muscle (the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction)
smooth muscle (muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope; has the form of thin layers or sheets)
Holonyms ("muscular tissue" is a part of...):
muscle system; muscular structure; musculature (the muscular system of an organism)
