Definition of musculus Musculus

We found 2 definitions of musculus from 2 different sources.

What does musculus mean?

Noun
musculus - one of the contractile organs of the body
		muscle
		contractile organ, contractor a bodily organ that contracts
		skeletal muscle, striated muscle a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
		pronator a muscle that produces or assists in pronation
		supinator a muscle (especially in the forearm) that produces or assists in supination
		levator a muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip)
		antagonistic muscle (physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another; "the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles"
		eye muscle, ocular muscle one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball
		rectus any of various straight muscles
		muscle cell, muscle fiber, muscle fibre an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body
		involuntary muscle, smooth muscle muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope; has the form of thin layers or sheets
		anatomical sphincter, sphincter, sphincter muscle a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening