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Definition of musculature noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

musculature

noun
 
/ˈmʌskjələtʃə(r)/
 
/ˈmʌskjələtʃər/
[uncountable, singular] (biology)
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  1. the system of muscles in the body or part of the bodyTopics Bodyc2
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French, from Latin musculus, diminutive of mus ‘mouse’ (some muscles being thought to be mouse-like in form).
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