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Muscle fiber

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muscle fiber

 
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–noun
one of the structural cells of a muscle.
Origin:
1875–80
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muscle fiber  
n.  A cylindrical, multinucleate cell composed of numerous myofibrils that contracts when stimulated.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: muscle fiber
Function: noun
: any of the elongated cells characteristic of muscle
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

muscle fiber n.
A cylindrical multinucleate cell composed of myofibrils that contract when stimulated.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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