myosatellite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of small mononuclear multipotent cell with virtually no cytoplasm, found in mature muscle. It is a precursor to skeletal muscle cells.

Word forms

myosatellite myosatellites

Etymology

From myo- + satellite.

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