Definition: Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals.
Manual 21.8; as tissue: Manual 21.9, 21.52; unspecified as smooth or striated; MUSCLES, SKELETAL and MUSCLE, SMOOTH and their indentions are available; /innerv: consider also NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION & MUSCLE DENERVATION; /surg: consider also SURGICAL FLA
consider also terms at MYO-
See AlsoMyography; Sarcolemma; Sarcoplasmic Reticulum ExamplesMuscle, Skeletal; Muscle, Smooth; Myocardium
Other names Muscle
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Congenital absence of the sternocleidomastoid muscle