VOLUNTARY MUSCLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does voluntary muscle mean? 

• VOLUNTARY MUSCLE (noun)
  The noun VOLUNTARY MUSCLE has 1 sense:

1. striated muscle that can be controlled voluntarily

  Familiarity information: VOLUNTARY MUSCLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VOLUNTARY MUSCLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Striated muscle that can be controlled voluntarily

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("voluntary muscle" is a kind of...):

skeletal muscle; striated muscle (a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes)

 Context examples 

Voluntary muscles are the ones you can control, like in your arms and legs.

(Neuromuscular Disorders, NIH)

The hallmark of this disease is the selective death of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, leading to paralysis of voluntary muscles.

(Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

These neurons transmit messages from your brain and spinal cord to your voluntary muscles - the ones you can control, like in your arms and legs.

(Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Neuromuscular disorders affect the nerves that control your voluntary muscles.

(Neuromuscular Disorders, NIH)