myocyte

[ mahy-uh-sahyt ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of myocyte¹

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

Example Sentences

Muscles form when specialized long and tubular cells, known as myocytes, band together in a process called myogenesis.

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