musculature

mus·cu·la·ture  (msky-l-chr)

n.

The system or arrangement of muscles in a body or a body part.

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[French, from Latin msculus, muscle; see muscle.]

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musculature [ˈmʌskjʊlətʃə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the arrangement of muscles in an organ or part

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the total muscular system of an organism

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

musculature - the muscular system of an organism   muscle system, muscular structure system - a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion" muscular tissue, muscle - animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells ligament - a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs sinew, tendon - a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment diaphragm, midriff - (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration musculoskeletal system - the system of muscles and tendons and ligaments and bones and joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form esophagus, gullet, oesophagus, gorge - the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

Translations

musculature [ˈmʌskjʊlətjʊəʳ] N → musculatura f

musculature

n → Muskulatur f