deepmuscle

noun
UK /ˈdiːpˌmʌsəl/
US /ˈdiːpˌmʌsəl/

A deep muscle is a muscle that sits far inside your body, under the ones you can see.

The doctor said my back pain comes from a deepmuscle near my spine.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A muscle layer located beneath the surface muscles that helps with balance and posture.

Dancers train their deepmuscles to stay steady on their toes.

3. In fitness, a muscle group worked by slow, controlled exercises rather than big visible moves.

Her workout focuses on deepmuscles instead of lifting heavy weights.

4. A muscle hidden under fat or other tissue, hard to feel from the outside.

The scan showed a strained deepmuscle in his thigh.