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muscle

[muhs-uhl] / ˈmʌs əl /
NOUN
large fibers of animal body
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But he missed time earlier this season because of a knee injury and sat out his club team’s last two games with a muscle problem.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

He says muscle loss tends to accelerate in our later 70s and 80s.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

This approach allowed the researchers to pinpoint exactly where inflammation and tissue damage appeared in organs such as fat tissue, muscle, liver, and peripheral nerves.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Adenomyosis is a condition where the lining of the uterus begins to grow into the muscle of the womb.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Grandma came over and very tenderly pinched my muscle between two fingers.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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