Cell
muscle fiber
mus·cle fi·ber
Definitions related to muscle fibers:
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(myotube) Developing muscle fiber in which the nucleus is still located centrally, before moving to the periphery of the cell.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Cells bundled together to make up muscle tissue. Also known as muscle cells.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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