1. A tissue composed of fibers capable of contracting to effect bodily movement. 2. A contractile organ consisting of a special bundle of muscle tissue, which moves a particular bone, part, or substance of the body: the heart muscle; the muscles of the arm. 3. Muscular strength: enough ...
without definite sense of taste or smell. Born without anything to think about, and no way to get anything to think about until the senses wake up and furnish some material from the outside world. Born with all the mechanism of muscle and nerve ready to perform ...
muscle (redirected fromflexing muscles) Dictionary Thesaurus Medical Idioms muscle,the contractile tissue that effects the movement of and within the body. Muscle tissue in the higher animals is classified as striated, smooth, or cardiac, according to its structure and function. Striated, or skeletal...
flex - the act of flexing; "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies" flexion, flexure - act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased Verb 1. flex - contract; "flex a muscle" shrink, contract - become ...
In operation, the device senses key physical events and stimulates the muscles of the ankle flexing the foot upward in patients suffering from foot drop. Continue reading→BioControl’s MiniatURO Muscle Stimulator to Alleviate Incontinence (1999-2006) Posted on December 25, 2011 by David Prutchi...
(=injure it)He pulled a muscle in his calf.stretch your musclesIt’s a good idea to stretch your muscles after weight lifting.flex your muscles(=bend your arm muscles so that people can see how strong you are)He was lifting weights and flexing his muscles.relax your muscles(=make them ...
While it may seem an accident that I was able to vividly create everything from imaginary friends to stories, the practice of being one who imagined daily helped. My imagination muscle grew the more I used it. As we grow into adulthood, we, for some reason, believe that we cannot dr...
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The pectoralis major is involved in a variety of arm movements, such as adduction, internal rotation, flexion and extension. It also draws the scapula anteroinferiorly. Pectoralis minor Deep to pectoralis major is the pectoralis minor muscle. Pectoralis minor originates from the anterior aspect ...
a. To contract (a muscle, for example). b. To move by muscular control: "Sandy flexes his brow characteristically" (Scott Turow). 4. To exhibit or show off the strength of: "They had spent six years since the lightning Six Day War flexing their invincibility" (Howard Kaplan). v.intr...