myocyte
/ˈmʌɪəsʌɪt/Anatomy and Zoology
noun
A muscle cell; especially a contractile cell not forming part of an organized muscle, as in some sponges and tunicates. Also: a system of contractile filaments in the cytoplasm of certain protozoans, especially gregarine sporozoans.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in William Sollas (1849–1936), geologist and anthropologist. From myo- + -cyte.
- perinuclear
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- periodically
- periodical month
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- periodic comet
- periodic detention
- periodic error
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- periodicity
- periodic law
- periodic system
- periodic table
- periodic time