Baron Munchausen
— Noun
– English
~ German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or winning lies (1720-1797)
buccinator muscle
— Noun
– English
~ a muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth
Becker muscular dystrophy
— Noun
– English
~ a form of muscular dystrophy that sets in in adolescence or adulthood and progresses slowly but will affect all voluntary muscles; characterized by generalized weakness and muscle wasting that affects limb and trunk muscles first; similar to Duchenne's muscular dystrophy but less severe; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males)
Balaenoptera musculus
— Noun
– English
~ largest mammal ever known; bluish-grey migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere