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Definition of Muscular structure
1. Noun. The muscular system of an organism.
Generic synonyms: System
Terms within: Muscle, Muscular Tissue, Ligament, Sinew, Tendon
Specialized synonyms: Diaphragm, Midriff, Esophagus, Gorge, Gullet, Oesophagus
Group relationships: Musculoskeletal System
Lexicographical Neighbors of Muscular Structure
Literary usage of Muscular structure
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The middle coat of the artery in this situation is thin, and the sides of the
vessel are dilated to form the sinuses of Valsalva. The muscular structure of ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1880)
"The fibro-serous element existing between where the true muscular structure
terminates and the cervix uteri, the isthmus or intermediate part. as this is ..."
3. How to Work with the Microscope by Lionel Smith Beale (1880)
"Examination of the muscular structure of the Heart and Tongue.—The muscular fibres
of the heart will be found to exhibit the transverse striae ..."
4. The Primary Factors of Organic Evolution by Edward Drinker Cope (1896)
"... that its movements must be more vigorous on the external than the internal
portion of it. Therefore, the former would first display muscular structure ..."
5. The Principles and practice of obstetrics by Gunning S. Bedford (1869)
"... These Inherent Contractions independent of Nervous Force—Proof; Connexion
between Inherent Contractions and Matured Development of muscular structure of ..."
6. Baltimore Medical and Surgical Journal and Review edited by Eli Geddings (1833)
"... and with the malar bone, slightly overlapping the articulating margin df the
latter. 2. muscular structure of the Crystalline Lens, and Ciliary Zone. ..."
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