contractile organ

English Thesaurus

1. a bodily organ that contracts (noun.body)

hypernym	:	organ,
definition	:	a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function (noun.body)

hyponym	:	muscle, musculus,
definition	:	one of the contractile organs of the body (noun.body)

derivation	:	compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze,
definition	:	squeeze or press together (verb.contact)

derivation	:	compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze,
definition	:	squeeze or press together (verb.contact)