Body

MUSCLE

A muscle is a tissue that contracts to produce movement and generate force. The body has over 600 muscles, divided into skeletal, smooth, and cardiac types. The word derives from the Latin 'musculus', meaning 'little mouse', from the way some muscles ripple under the skin.

MUSCLE is the kind of word that shows up in themed word searches like Strands. Themed puzzles group words like this under a shared category — here, Body.