- stretch a muscle
- extend a muscle, flex muscles, prepare muscles for exercise
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
stretch a muscle
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Muscle spindle — Latin fusus neuromuscularis Code TH H3.11.06.0.00018 Muscle spindles are sensory receptors within the belly of a muscle, which primarily detect changes in the length of this muscle. They convey length information to the central nervous system via … Wikipedia
muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… … Universalium
muscle spindle — n a sensory end organ in a muscle that is sensitive to stretch in the muscle, consists of small striated muscle fibers richly supplied with nerve fibers, and is enclosed in a connective tissue sheath called also stretch receptor * * * a… … Medical dictionary
stretch receptor — n MUSCLE SPINDLE * * * a cell or group of cells found between muscle fibres that responds to stretching of the muscle by transmitting impulses to the central nervous system through the sensory nerves. Stretch receptors are part of the… … Medical dictionary
stretch reflex — n a spinal reflex involving reflex contraction of a muscle in response to stretching called also myotatic reflex * * * (myotatic reflex) the reflex contraction of a muscle in response to its being stretched. * * * reflex contraction of a muscle… … Medical dictionary
stretch — [strech] vt. [ME strecchen < OE streccan, akin to Ger strecken < IE * sterg < base * (s)ter , to be stiff, rigid > STARE] 1. to hold out or reach out; extend [to stretch out a helping hand] 2. to cause (the body or limbs) to reach out … English World dictionary
Stretch — Stretch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stretched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stretching}.] [OE. strecchen, AS. streccan; akin to D. strekken, G. strecken, OHG. strecchen, Sw. str[ a]cka, Dan. str[ae]kke; cf. AS. str[ae]ck, strec, strong, violent, G. strack… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stretch receptor — Stretch receptors are mechanoreceptors responsive to distention of the thorax, which are neurologically linked to the medulla via efferent nerve cells, joining them to the expiratory cells present there. Stretch receptors are also found in other… … Wikipedia
muscle sense — n the part of kinesthesia mediated by end organs located in muscles * * * muscular sense 1. sensory impressions, such as movement and stretch, that come from the muscles; called also myesthesia. 2. movement s … Medical dictionary
stretch receptor — stretch′ recep tor n. anat. cbl muscle spindle • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
