myo-inositol

[ mī′ō-ĭ-nō′sĭ-tôl′, -tōl′, -ī-nō′- ]

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A form of inositol that is a component of the vitamin B complex and occurs widely in microorganisms, higher plants, and animals.

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It was necessary to appoint a man to carry on the duties of the Myo-k.
The Pacification of Burma|Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite
Contractile or myo-epithelial cells, with the cell prolonged at the base into a contractile muscle-fibre (fig. 6, B).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various
Tha-yet-myo, not the city of mangoes, as might be supposed, but the city of slaughter.
A Civil Servant in Burma|Herbert Thirkel White
At Allan-myo there was a decent little house, close to the river-bank.
A Civil Servant in Burma|Herbert Thirkel White

Such cells, made up of epithelial and muscular components, are known as epithelio-muscular or myo-epithelial cells.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2|Various