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- noun cytology A
cell that is intermediate between afibroblast andsmooth muscle
Etymologies
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myo- + fibroblast
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Examples
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The endometrium (the inner lining of the uterus) and lesions in women with endometriosis, they found, contained a cell called myofibroblasts.
‘It’s really only the beginning’: are we on the cusp of a breakthrough in endometriosis? Gabrielle Jackson 2023
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