myocyte

American

[mahy-uh-sahyt] / ˈmaɪ əˌsaɪt /

noun

a contractile cell, especially an elongated cell in sponges that forms a sphincter around body openings.

Etymology

Origin of myocyte

First recorded in 1885–90; myo- + -cyte

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myocyte

Fig. 9b.—Gregarina munieri, showing the network of myocyte fibrillae.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various

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