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MUSCLE FIBRE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body

Synonyms:

muscle cell; muscle fiber; muscle fibre

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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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