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a protein complex in muscle fibers; composed of myosin and actin; shortens when stimulated and causes muscle contractions

The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; adhesion; as, adherence to a party or to opinions.

The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle.

any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)

The shank bone, or great bone above the fetlock, in the fore and hind legs of the horse and allied animals, corresponding to the middl…

a disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium)

(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocre…

an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocre…

The scar to which the adductor muscle is attached in oysters and other bivalve shells; also, the adductor muscle itself, esp. when use…

Pertaining to both the hyoidean arch and the tongue; -- applied to the anterior segment of the hyoidean arch in many fishes. -- n. The…

The great muscle of the buttock in man and most mammals, and the corresponding muscle in many lower animals.

Older, younger, or more remote, by single generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the direct line…

The point or part by which a muscle or tendon is attached to the part to be moved; -- in contradistinction to its origin.

The act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation; -- as, the condition of an organ of sense, when its…

epilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic origin

The bone, or principal bone, of the upper jaw, the bone of the lower jaw being the mandible.

(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)