Meaning | An elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body. |
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Synonyms | muscle fiber, muscle fibre |
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Part of | muscle, musculus | One of the contractile organs of the body |
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Narrower | smooth muscle cell | cells of the smooth muscles |
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striated muscle cell, striated muscle fiber | An elongated contractile cell in striated muscle tissue |
Broader | fiber, fibre | Any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) |
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somatic cell, vegetative cell | Any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells |
Spanish | célula muscular |
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Catalan | cèl·lula muscular |
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