"muscle memory" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: muscle memories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} muscle memory (countable and uncountable, plural muscle memories)
  1. The physiological adaptation of the body to repetition of a specific physical activity, resulting in increased neuromuscular control when performing that activity again. Wikipedia link: muscle memory Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Memory, Physiology Related terms: like riding a bike Translations (subconscious memorisation of a physical movement): 肌肉記憶 (Chinese Mandarin), 肌肉记忆 (jīròu jìyì) (Chinese Mandarin), lihasmuisti (Finnish), mémoire musculaire [feminine] (French), Muskelgedächtnis [neuter] (German), حافظه عضله (Persian), حافظه عضلانی (Persian), pamięć ciała [feminine] (Polish), pamięć mięśniowa [feminine] (Polish), pamięć ruchowa [feminine] (Polish), memória muscular [feminine] (Portuguese), мышечная память (myšečnaja pamjatʹ) [neuter] (Russian), memoria muscular [feminine] (Spanish), muskelminne [neuter] (Swedish), kas hafızası (Turkish)

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