| myoepithelial | 1. <biology> Derived from epithelial cells and destined to become a part of the muscular system; applied to structural elements in certain embryonic forms. 2. <zoology> Having the characteristics of both muscle and epithelium; as, the myoepithelial cells of the hydra. Origin: Myo- + epithelial. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| myoepithelial cell | <pathology> Cell found between epithelium of exocrine glands (e.g. Salivary, sweat, mammary, mucous) and their basement membranes, which resembles a smooth muscle cell and is thought to be contractile. (18 Nov 1997) |
| myoepithelial |
pertaining to or composed of myoepithelium.
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| myoepithelial c.’s |
modified smooth muscle cells, contractile in nature, believed to be of ectodermal origin, located around the secretory units of certain glands (salivary, mammary, sweat, and lacrimal glands) between the gland cells and basement membrane, having long dendritic interweaving cytoplasmic processes, and containing myofilaments. It is assumed that contraction of these cells functions to help express secretion from the gland. Called also basket c's.
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