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myocyte

[ mahy-uh-sahyt ]

noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of myocyte1

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

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Example Sentences

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

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