Muscle vs Enthesis - What's the difference?
muscle | enthesis |
(uncountable) A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
(countable) An organ composed of muscle tissue.
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(uncountable, usually plural) A well-developed physique, in which the muscles are enlarged from exercise.
* 2008 , Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in'' Nate Green, ''Built for Show , page xii
(uncountable, figurative) Strength, force.
* 2010 , Adam Quinn, US Foreign Policy in Context , page 81
* 2013 , John D. MacDonald, The Long Lavender Look , page 15
(uncountable, figurative) Hired strongmen or bodyguards.
* 1985 — , The Infinity Doctors , p 34
To use force to make progress, especially physical force.
* 1988', Steve Holman, "Christian Conquers Columbus", '''' ' 47 (6): 28-34.
(anatomy) The point at which a tendon, ligament, or muscle inserts into a bone.
* 2004 , Erbil Ünsal, Chapter II: Andersson Lesion in Early Juvenile Spondyloarthropathies'', Frank Columbus (editor), ''Focus On Arthritis Research ,
* 2007 , Philip Helliwell, James Woodburn, The Foot And Ankle in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Comprehensive Guide ,
* 2010 , Richard J. Wakefield, Maria Antonietta D?Agostino, Essential Applications of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Rheumatology ,
As nouns the difference between muscle and enthesis
is that muscle is a contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement while enthesis is the point at which a tendon, ligament, or muscle inserts into a bone.As a verb muscle
is to use force to make progress, especially physical force.muscle
English
(wikipedia muscle)Alternative forms
* (l)Noun
(en noun)- Muscle consists largely of actin and myosin filaments.
- His brow and hair and the palms of his hands were wet, and there was a kind of nervous contraction of his muscles . They seemed to ripple and string tense.
- You, Boxer, the very day that those great muscles of yours lose their power, Jones will sell you to the knacker
- The fact that I was middle-aged, bald, married, and raising girls instead of chasing them didn't really bother me. Muscles are cool at any age.
- The lesson to be drawn from the events of 1914, to Roosevelt's mind, was that civilization needed muscle to defend it, not just solemn words.
- It was going to take muscle to pluck Miss Agnes out of the canal.
- It was easy enough to dodge him, let him crash into the floorboards. Peltroc knew that his priority was the leader, not the hired muscle .
Derived terms
* beer muscles * cardiac muscle * gym muscles * involuntary muscle * make a muscle * * musclebound * muscle boy * muscle car * muscled * muscledom * muscle dysmorphia * muscleful * muscle in on * muscleless * muscleman * muscle relaxant * muscle shirt * musclesome * muscle tone * muscle up * muscle-up * muscled up * muscular * muscularity * musculature * muscly * skeletal muscle * smooth muscle * voluntary muscleSee also
* myology * myotomyVerb
(muscl)- He muscled his way through the crowd.
- Hensel and Wilson hit a series of leg shots simultaneously as Christian muscles between them with Quinn right on his heels.
Derived terms
* outmuscleenthesis
English
(wikipedia enthesis)Noun
(entheses)page 26,
- Like arthritis, peripheral enthesitis occurs predominantly in the lower extremities, particularly in the foot, at single sites at onset, and then at several entheses throughout the course of the disease.
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- Functional entheses occur where tendinous and ligamentous structures, while not actually attaching to bone, are adjacent and in a close relationship to the underlying bone.
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- Inflammation of the enthesis', when associated with arthritis in children, is called the syndrome of seronegative enthesopathy associated with arthritis (SEA). The '''entheses''' most commonly involved in children are the plantar aponeurosis, calcaneal ' enthesis , and distal and proximal patellar ligament insertions.