contracting muscle

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contract
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.trækt/us
/ˈkɑːn.trækt/
a legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between two different people or groups, or the ...
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muscle
noun
uk
/ˈmʌs.əl/us
/ˈmʌs.əl/
one of many tissues in the body that can tighten and relax to ...
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(Definition ofcontractandmusclefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Agonist refers to activelycontractingmuscleor muscles while their opposing muscles are termed antagonists.
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It was found that the force generated by contracting muscles changed as a function of the firing rate of upper motor neurons.
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Faradic treatments are generally used on the face and body, and work by contracting muscles with a short pulse of interrupted direct current.
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Males make nests, and then attract females by singing, that is, by releasing air by contracting muscles on their swim bladders.
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This, in effect, provides more energy to contracting muscles under heavy workloads.
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Compared to extremity muscles, extraocular muscles are smaller, served by more nerve fibers, and are among the fastest contracting muscles in the body.
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These electroreceptors can detect electric fields as weak as 4.6 microvolts per centimeter, such as those generated by contracting muscles and pumping gills of potential prey.
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Like living crocodilians, these dyrosaurids were able to control their pitch and buoyancy in the water by contracting muscles that run between the abdomen and the hip.
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Echinoderms move by alternately contracting muscles that force water into the tube feet, causing them to extend and push against the ground, then relaxing to allow the feet to retract.
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Contracting muscles produce vibration and sound.
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