Phrase Hound found 19 phrases and 43 compound words that contain muscular. The most common are listed below. Open muscular in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 19
- muscular dystrophyA group of genetic diseases which cause progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue.
- muscular ChristianityA movement of Victorian origin stressing the need for energetic Christian activism in combination with an ideal of vigorous masculinity.
- most muscularA standard pose in which the chest, shoulder, and arm muscles are flexed with the arms in front of the body.
- muscular JudaismA form of Judaism involving the cultivation of mental and physical strength, thought by Max Nordau to be necessary for the national revival of the Jewish people.
- muscular enduranceThe ability of a muscle (or set of muscles) to perform a repeated action without tiring.
- muscular palateSynonym of soft palate: The soft tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth.
- muscular dystrophiesplural of muscular dystrophy: A group of genetic diseases which cause progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of muscle cells and tissue.
- muscular ChristianA practitioner of muscular Christianity.
- muscular Christiansplural of muscular Christian: A practitioner of muscular Christianity.
- muscular stomachThe gizzard of an animal.
- Becker muscular dystrophybenign pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy: an X-linked recessive inherited dystrophinopathy characterized by slowly progressive muscle weakness of the legs and pelvis
- spinal muscular atrophyA neuromuscular disorder that results in the loss of motor neurons and progressive muscle wasting.
- Duchenne muscular dystrophyA severe type of muscular dystrophy predominantly affecting boys.
- spinal muscular atrophiesa genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by the degeneration of lower motor neurons and atrophy of muscle groups
- muscular stomachsplural of muscular stomach: The gizzard of an animal.
- muscular palatesplural of muscular palate: The soft tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth.
- muscular endurancesplural of muscular endurance: The ability of a muscle (or set of muscles) to perform a repeated action without tiring.
- muscular pileA voltaic battery used in biological experiments.
- muscular pilesplural of muscular pile: A voltaic battery used in biological experiments.
Compound words 43
- muscularizeTo increase the size of the muscles.
- idiomuscularApplied to a semipermanent contraction of a muscle, produced by a mechanical irritant.
- hypermuscularExtremely muscular.
- perimuscularAround a muscle or muscles.
- epitheliomuscularRelating to epithelium and muscle.
- extramuscularNot located in muscles
- nervomuscularOf or pertaining to both nerves and muscles.
- promuscularPromoting the growth of muscles.
- retromuscularBehind a muscle
- seromuscularRelating to the serous and muscular layer of an organ, but especially to the intestine