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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, Animal cells, Non-terminally differentiated (blast) cells, Myoblasts, Contractile cells
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muscle cell  muscle fiber  muscle fibre  myocyte  Fast-twitch muscle
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An elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body WordNet 3.0
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An elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A muscle cell is also known as a myocyte when referring to either a cardiac muscle cell or a smooth muscle cell, as these are both small cells. Wikipedia
Type of cell found in muscle tissue Wikidata
A single cell of a muscle; each muscle fiber contains many myofibrils, the contractile unit of muscles. Wiktionary
Single cell of a muscle. Wiktionary (translation)
A single muscle fiber cell. Wiktionary
IS A
fiber
somatic cell
cell type
cell
HAS PART
myofibril
PART OF
muscle
muscle tissue
HAS KIND
smooth muscle cell
striated muscle cell
myoblast
USAGE DOMAIN
Canadian English spelling
Australian English orthography
British English orthography
American English orthography
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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muscle cell, muscle fiber, muscle fibre
Wikipedia
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muscle cell
Wikidata
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myocyte
Wiktionary
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muscle fiber, myocyte
Wikipedia Redirections
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Fast-twitch muscle, fast twitch muscle, Miocyte, muscle cells, muscle fiber, muscle fibers, Muscle fibers, fast-twitch, muscle fibre, muscle fibres, myocyte, myocytes, myofiber, myofibers, Myofibra, Myofibre, slow-twitch muscle, slow twitch muscle, Type 1 muscle
Wikidata Alias
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muscle cell

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