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muscle

[muhs-uhl] / ˈmʌs əl /
NOUN
large fibers of animal body
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These signals travel through axons, the long nerve fibers that allow neurons to send messages and control muscle movement.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Messi had been substituted during Inter Miami's latest Major League Soccer match on Monday, but his club said he had not sustained an injury and was suffering from "muscle fatigue" in his left hamstring.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

More than make a career, what it does is it gives you sort of a muscle memory to start to see the things that human beings do that are not right.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Do you use a different muscle for comedy?

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

The steer ran awkwardly and the bull caught him, hooked him lightly in the flank, and then turned away and looked up at the crowd on the walls, his crest of muscle rising.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway




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