spier

Definitions of spier
  1. noun
    one of the contractile organs of the body
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    kringspier, ringspier, sluitspier
    a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening
    kidnapper, ontvoerder
    a muscle that draws a body part away from the median line
    strekspier
    a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part
    buigspier
    a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint
    deltaspier
    a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm
    borstspier, pectoraal
    either of two large muscles of the chest
    bilspier
    any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh
    kuit
    the muscular back part of the shank
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