myo-epithelium

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• myo- — my(o) ♦ Élément, du gr. mus « muscle ». my(o) élément, du gr. mus, muscle . myo V. my(o) . ⇒MY(O) , (MY , MYO )élém. formant …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• myoepithelium — Spindle shaped, contractile, smooth musclelike cells of epithelial origin that are arranged longitudinally or obliquely around sweat glands and the secretory alveoli of the mammary gland; stellate myoepithelial cells occur around lacrimal and… …   Medical dictionary

• myoepithelioma — A benign tumor of myoepithelial cells. [myo + epithelium, + G. oma, tumor] * * * myo·epi·the·li·o·ma .ep ə .thē lē ō mə n, pl mas also ma·ta mət ə …   Medical dictionary

• my- — my(o) ♦ Élément, du gr. mus « muscle ». my(o) élément, du gr. mus, muscle . ⇒MY(O) , (MY , MYO )élém. formant Élém. tiré du gr. , «muscle», toujours vivant, servant …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• leiomyoblastoma — leio·myo·blas·to·ma .lī ō .mī ō blas tō mə n, pl mas also ma·ta mət ə LEIOMYOMA esp one resembling epithelium * * * leio·myo·blas·to·ma (li″o mi″o blas toґmə) epithelioid leiomyoma …   Medical dictionary

• Myoepithelial — My o*ep i*the li*al, a. [Myo + epithelial.] 1. (Biol.) Derived from epithelial cells and destined to become a part of the muscular system; applied to structural elements in certain embryonic forms. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Having the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English