musculature

[ muhs-kyuh-luh-cher, -choor ]

noun
  1. the muscular system of the body or of its parts.

Origin of musculature

1
1870–75; musculat(ion) muscular system (see muscle, -ation) + -ure

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British Dictionary definitions for musculature

musculature

/ (ˈmʌskjʊlətʃə) /


noun
  1. the arrangement of muscles in an organ or part

  2. the total muscular system of an organism

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