muscle system

Definitions of muscle system

1. noun

   the muscular system of an organism
   synonyms: muscular structure, musculature

   types:

   diaphragm, midriff

   (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

   esophagus, gorge, gullet, oesophagus

   the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

   type of:

   system

   a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts