| barbell |
a bar with weights attached at each end used for exercising and building muscle. Barbells are usually made of metal, and the weights can be changed to make the bar heavier or lighter. |
| biceps |
the large muscle at the front of the upper arm that bends the elbow. |
| cramp1 |
(sometimes plural) a sharp pain in a muscle that suddenly becomes tight. [2/3 definitions] |
| diaphragm |
a wall of muscle that separates the chest and abdomen in humans and certain animals. [1/2 definitions] |
| digest |
When your body digests food, it makes it into much smaller substances that the body can use for things like making energy and building muscle. The stomach is one of the organs that the body uses to digest food. |
| fat |
having a lot of extra flesh that is not muscle; plump; overweight. [1/4 definitions] |
| flesh |
the soft tissue, including muscle and fat, that lies between the skin and the bones. [1/3 definitions] |
| heart attack |
If someone has a heart attack, it means that suddenly blood is not getting to their heart. This causes damage to the heart muscle, which is very serious. A severe heart attack can cause death. |
| influenza |
a disease caused by a virus in humans and some animals; flu. Influenza causes fever, indigestion, coughing and muscle pain. |
| kink |
a sore muscle that feels like it is in a knot. [1/4 definitions] |
| lid |
a fold of skin and muscle that can be closed over the eye; eyelid. [1/2 definitions] |
| muscle |
tissue in the body of animals and humans that moves parts of the body. Muscle is made up of bundles of fibers that move the body by tightening and relaxing. [3 definitions] |
| muscular |
having to do with muscle. [1/2 definitions] |
| pull |
When you pull a muscle, it means that you hurt the muscle by stretching it too much. [1/8 definitions] |
| scallop |
a small invertebrate animal that lives in the ocean. A scallop lives inside of two shells that are attached to each other with a kind of hinge. These rounded, ribbed shells protect the scallop's soft body. The hinged shells can be opened and closed using a large muscle of the scallop. People sometimes eat this muscle. Scallops are mollusks and are closely related to clams and mussels. [2/4 definitions] |
| stitch |
a sudden, sharp muscle pain in one's side. [1/5 definitions] |
| tendon |
a cord or band of tough white tissue that connects a muscle with a bone or other body part; sinew. |
| thin |
When a person or animal is thin, their body is small if you measure around it. A thin person or animal does not weigh very much or weighs less than what is healthy. If your arms are thin, they don't have much fat, and maybe they don't have much muscle either. [1/6 definitions] |
| tissue |
Tissue is the material that an animal or plant is made of. Tissue is made up of many, many cells.Your body has many types of tissue, such as skin tissue, muscle tissue, and brain tissue. [1/2 definitions] |
| tone |
healthy firmness of the skin, muscle, or organs of the body. [1/7 definitions] |
| twist |
a wrench or sprain of a muscle. [1/18 definitions] |