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muscle

noun as in large fibers of animal body

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noun as in power, influence

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These participants also experienced increases in diastolic blood pressure, reductions in shear rate and blood flow, and lower leg muscle oxygenation.

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She is under general anaesthesia: unconscious, insensate and rendered completely still by a blend of drugs that induce deep sleep, block memory, blunt pain and temporarily paralyse her muscles.

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At the cellular scale, the way muscle tissue repairs itself becomes surprisingly complex.

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Filler is usually injected into the face which helps to fill wrinkles and add volume to tissue, while Botox injections are anti-wrinkle treatments used to relax the muscles.

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Sparta was an agrarian oligarchy whose muscle was its hoplite horde.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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