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MUSCLE FIBRE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body
Synonyms:
muscle cell; muscle fiber; muscle fibre
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("muscle fibre" is a kind of...):
fiber; fibre (any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber))
somatic cell; vegetative cell (any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "muscle fibre"):
striated muscle cell; striated muscle fiber (an elongated contractile cell in striated muscle tissue)
smooth muscle cell (cells of the smooth muscles)
Holonyms ("muscle fibre" is a part of...):
muscle; musculus (one of the contractile organs of the body)
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