| NOUN | body | muscle fiber, muscle cell, muscle fibre | an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body |
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| Meaning | An elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body. | |
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| Synonyms | muscle cell, muscle fibre | |
| Part of | muscle, musculus | One of the contractile organs of the body |
| Narrower | smooth muscle cell | cells of the smooth muscles |
| 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) |
| somatic cell, vegetative cell | Any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells | |
| Spanish | célula muscular | |
| Catalan | cèl·lula muscular | |
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