myocyte
/ˈmaɪ.əʊ.saɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmaɪ.oʊ.saɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmī-ə-ˌsīt/ (ame, mw)
myocyte — noun
- myocytesingular
- myocytesplural
1. a single cell that forms muscle tissue and can shorten to produce movement — the
a single cell that forms muscle tissue and can shorten to produce movement — the heart, the tongue, and the muscles around your bones are all built from many of these cells.
When the heart beats, each myocyte squeezes at almost the same moment.
subject of an action verb (squeeze, contract)
Ignacio studied how a damaged myocyte slowly repairs itself after a small tear.
common collocation: damaged myocyte
Each myocyte in the leg contains long fibres that pull on the bone.
Sana counted the myocytes under the microscope to measure how the muscle had grown.
After exercise, the body sends extra protein to every tired myocyte in the working muscle.
- muscle cell
the everyday equivalent; used in general writing and speech
- muscle fibre
often used for one long skeletal myocyte, especially in sports science
文法句型
a myocyte
myocytes of the heart
用法筆記
Specialist medical or biology term. In everyday speech most people simply say 'muscle cell'; 'myocyte' belongs in textbooks, lab reports, and clinical writing.