muscular tissue
Noun
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Animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells (synset 105296556)
associated with: tone, tonicity, tonus - the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuliis a type of: animal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animalssubtypes:
- 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
same as: muscle
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