Cell
cardiac myocyte
[ kahr-dee-ak mahy-uh-sahyt ]
Subclass of:
Muscle Cells; Myocardium
Definitions related to myocytes, cardiac:
  • (cardiomyocyte) A muscle cell in heart tissue (myocardium).
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (cardiac myocyte) Striated muscle cell which has as its direct parts one or two centrally placed nuclei.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • (cardiac myocytes) Heart-muscle cells.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Striated muscle cells found in the heart. They are derived from cardiac myoblasts (MYOBLASTS, CARDIAC).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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