Origin story
From musculus, little mouse, because a flexed muscle was thought to resemble a mouse moving under skin.
Why it sticks
Anatomy can be stranger than metaphor.
Body
Muscle
Anatomy can be stranger than metaphor.
Body
Anatomy can be stranger than metaphor.
From musculus, little mouse, because a flexed muscle was thought to resemble a mouse moving under skin.
Anatomy can be stranger than metaphor.