Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: muscle cell
  1. An elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body
    - muscle fiber [US], muscle fibre [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: muscle cells

Type of: fiber [US], fibre [Brit, Cdn], somatic cell, vegetative cell

Part of: muscle, musculus

Encyclopedia: Muscle cell