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Muscles

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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 Also Myography; Sarcolemma; Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
Examples Muscle, Skeletal; Muscle, Smooth; Myocardium 		Other names Muscle
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Congenital absence of the sternocleidomastoid muscle  0   *Musculoskeletal Abnormalities Muscles/abnormalities.
Congenital absence of gluteal muscles  0   *Musculoskeletal Abnormalities Muscles/abnormalities.

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