| English noun: muscle cell | |||
| 1. | muscle cell (body) an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body | ||
| Synonyms | muscle fiber, muscle fibre | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fiber, fibre, somatic cell, vegetative cell | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | smooth muscle cell, striated muscle cell, striated muscle fiber | ||
| Part meronym | muscle, musculus | ||