myocyte
/ˈmaɪ.əʊ.saɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmaɪ.oʊ.saɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmī-ə-ˌsīt/ (ame, mw)
myocyte — 名詞
- myocytesingular
- myocytesplural
1. a single cell that forms muscle tissue and can shorten to produce movement — the
肌細胞
構成肌肉組織、能收縮產生動作的細胞
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.
心臟跳動時，每一個肌細胞幾乎在同一瞬間收縮。
subject of an action verb (squeeze, contract)
Ignacio studied how a damaged myocyte slowly repairs itself after a small tear.
Ignacio 研究受損的肌細胞在小撕裂後如何慢慢自我修復。
common collocation: damaged myocyte
Each myocyte in the leg contains long fibres that pull on the bone.
腿部的每個肌細胞裡都有長長的纖維，會拉動骨頭。
Sana counted the myocytes under the microscope to measure how the muscle had grown.
Sana 在顯微鏡下數肌細胞，藉此測量肌肉長大了多少。
After exercise, the body sends extra protein to every tired myocyte in the working muscle.
運動後，身體會把多餘的蛋白質送到工作肌肉裡每個疲倦的肌細胞。
- 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.