myoid
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Myoid — My oid, a. [Myo + oid.] Composed of, or resembling, muscular fiber. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
myoid — 1. Resembling muscle. 2. One of the fine, contractile, threadlike protoplasmic elements found in certain epithelial cells in lower animals. 3. A contractile part of retinal cones in certain fish and amphibia. In mammals, the m. is the inner part… … Medical dictionary
myoid cells — 1. cells found in the seminiferous tubules of common laboratory rodents, which cytologically resemble smooth muscle and are presumed to be contractile and to be responsible for the rhythmic shallow contractions of the seminiferous tubules of… … Medical dictionary
myoid — adj. [Gr. mys, muscle; eidos, like] Composed of muscle fibers … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
myoid — myo|i̱d [↑myo... u. ↑...id], in fachspr. Fügungen: myo|i̱des: “muskelähnlich“ (vom Aussehen und von der Beschaffenheit eines Gewebes) … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
myoid — myo|id <zu ↑...oid> muskelähnlich (vom Aussehen u. von der Beschaffenheit eines Gewebes; Med.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
myoid — adj. resembling a muscle, substance like a muscle … English contemporary dictionary
myoid — my·oid … English syllables
myoid — a. muscle like … Dictionary of difficult words
myoid — adjective resembling muscle • Pertains to noun: ↑muscle … Useful english dictionary
