General Anatomy · Multiple Systems · Medium
Myocyte
Meaning: A muscle cell, the basic unit of skeletal, cardiac or smooth muscle tissue.
In practice: In cardiac amyloidosis, abnormal protein builds up between the heart's myocytes.
Word parts
- myo- means muscle
- -cyte means a cell
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