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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

thing go
a separate and self-contained entity

part, piece go
a portion of a natural object

body part go
any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

organ go
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

contractile organ, contractor go
a bodily organ that contracts

muscle, musculus
one of the contractile organs of the body

noun.body

10 Subcategories

skeletal muscle, striated muscle go
a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton
pronator go
a muscle that produces or assists in pronation
supinator go
a muscle (especially in the forearm) that produces or assists in supination
levator go
a muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip)
antagonistic muscle go
(physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another
ocular muscle, eye muscle go
one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball
rectus go
any of various straight muscles
smooth muscle, involuntary muscle go
a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart)
sphincter, anatomical sphincter, sphincter muscle go
a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening
tensor go
any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm