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STRIATED MUSCLE CELL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An elongated contractile cell in striated muscle tissue

Synonyms:

striated muscle cell; striated muscle fiber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("striated muscle cell" is a kind of...):

muscle cell; muscle fiber; muscle fibre (an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body)

Meronyms (parts of "striated muscle cell"):

myofibril; myofibrilla; sarcostyle (one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber)

Holonyms ("striated muscle cell" is a part of...):

skeletal muscle; striated muscle (a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes)

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