Synonyms and Antonyms of skeletal muscle

synonym (synonym of skeletal muscle)

(noun.body)
striated muscle
a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes (noun.body)

hypernym (skeletal muscle IS A KIND OF .... relation)

a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes (noun.body)

muscle, musculus
one of the contractile organs of the body (noun.body)

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF skeletal muscle relation)

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voluntary muscle
striated muscle that can be controlled voluntarily (noun.body)
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abductor, abductor muscle
a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line (noun.body)
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adductor, adductor muscle
a muscle that draws a body part toward the median line (noun.body)
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anconeous muscle, musculus anconeus
the muscle that extends the forearm and abducts the ulna in pronation of the wrist (noun.body)
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articular muscle
a muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint (noun.body)
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extensor, extensor muscle
a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part (noun.body)
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flexor, flexor muscle
a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint (noun.body)
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deltoid, deltoid muscle, musculus deltoideus
a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm (noun.body)
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serratus, serratus muscles
any of several muscles of the trunk (noun.body)
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musculus pectoralis, pecs, pectoral, pectoral muscle, pectoralis
either of two large muscles of the chest (noun.body)
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intercostal, intercostal muscle, musculus intercostalis
muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration (noun.body)
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depressor, depressor muscle
any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down (noun.body)
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ab, abdominal, abdominal muscle
the muscles of the abdomen (noun.body)
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lat, latissimus dorsi
a broad flat muscle on either side of the back (noun.body)
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glute, gluteal muscle, gluteus, gluteus muscle
any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh (noun.body)
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musculus sphincter ani externus
an external ring of striated muscle surrounding the anus (noun.body)
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calf, sura
the muscular back part of the shank (noun.body)
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gastrocnemius, gastrocnemius muscle
the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot (noun.body)
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psoas
either of two muscles of the abdomen and pelvis that flex the trunk and rotate the thigh (noun.body)
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rhomboid, rhomboid muscle
any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade (noun.body)
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soleus, soleus muscle
a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle (noun.body)
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splenius, splenius muscle
either of two flat muscles that extend from the upper vertebrae to the base of the skull and serve to rotate or flex or extend the head and neck (noun.body)
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peroneus
muscle of the lower leg that is involved in moving the foot (noun.body)
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pterygoid muscle
muscle descending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw (noun.body)
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biceps
any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm) (noun.body)
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triceps
any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii) (noun.body)
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axial muscle
a skeletal muscle of the trunk or head (noun.body)
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musculus sartorius, sartorius, sartorius muscle
a muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in the human body (noun.body)
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musculus scalenus, scalene muscle, scalenus
any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing (noun.body)
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musculus sternocleidomastoideus, sternocleido mastoideus, sternocleidomastoid, sternocleidomastoid muscle
one of two thick muscles running from the sternum and clavicle to the mastoid and occipital bone; turns head obliquely to the opposite side; when acti more.. (noun.body)
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teres, teres muscle
either of two muscles in the shoulder region that move the shoulders and arms (noun.body)
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musculus tibialis, tibialis, tibialis muscle
either of two skeletal muscle in each leg arising from the tibia; provides for movement of the foot (noun.body)
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cowl muscle, musculus trapezius, trapezius, trapezius muscle
either of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and arms (noun.body)
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facial muscle
any of the skeletal muscles of the face (noun.body)
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musculus temporalis, temporal muscle, temporalis, temporalis muscle
muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws (noun.body)

part holonym (PART OF relation)

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head
that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves (noun.body)
(noun.body)
striated muscle cell, striated muscle fiber
an elongated contractile cell in striated muscle tissue (noun.body)

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Synonyms and Antonyms of skeletal muscle

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