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"Muscle" comes from Latin musculus, meaning little mouse. Roman anatomists may have seen a flexing muscle as a small shape moving under the skin.

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'Muscle' comes from Latin musculus, 'little mouse' — Roman anatomists thought a flexing muscle looked like a small mouse moving under the skin. Anatomy named from imagination.

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'Muscle' sözcüğü, küçük fare anlamındaki Latince musculus'tan gelir. Romalı anatomi bilginleri, kasılan bir kası derinin altında hareket eden küçük bir şekle benzetmiş olabilir.
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'Muscle' (kas), Latince 'küçük fare' anlamındaki musculus'tan gelir — Romalı anatomistler, kasılan bir kasın, deri altında hareket eden küçük bir fareye benzediğini düşündü. Hayal gücünden doğan bir anatomi adı.

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