Myoid
[maiɔid]
Definition
(a.) Composed of, or resembling, muscular fiber.
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Definition
adj. like muscle.—n. My′oblast a cell producing muscle-tissue.—adj. Myoblast′ic.—ns. Myocardī′tis inflammation of the myocardium; Myocar′dium the muscular substance of the heart; Myodynā′mia muscular force; My′ogram the tracing of a contracting and relaxing muscle by the myograph; My′ograph an instrument for noting and recording muscular contractions.—adjs. Myograph′ic -al relating to myography.—ns. Myog′raphist; Myog′raphy a description of the muscles of the body.—adj. Myolog′ical.—ns. Myol′ogist; Myol′ogy the part of anatomy which treats of the muscles; Myō′ma a tumour composed of muscular tissue; Myonic′ity the contractile property of muscular tissue.
Typist: Nicholas