Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z myoadenylate adenosine monophosphate in muscle tissue myoanatomical Relating to myoanatomy myoanatomy The anatomy of muscle tissue myoangiogenesis angiogenesis in the myocardium myoangiogenic Relating to myoangiogenesis myoarchitecture The anatomical architecture of muscle myoball A spherical muscle cell. myobath A system in which isolated muscle tissue, held in a bath of nutrient liquid, is able to reversibly contract. myobatrachid Any frog in the family Myobatrachidae. myobiology The biology of muscle tissue myoblast An undifferentiated stem cell that develops into muscle tissue. myoblastic of or relating to the myoblast myoblastocyte A blastocyte derived from a myoblast myoblastoma A blastoma associated with muscle fibers myobundle A bundle of muscle fibres (or a robotic equivalent) myocardiac Synonym of myocardial. myocardial Relating to the myocardium, the thick muscular wall of the heart. myocardialization The formation of myocardium myocardialize To cause or to undergo myocardialization. myocardially Via the myocardium myocardin A transcription cofactor of the serum response factor. myocardioblast A myoblast that develops into heart muscle myocardiocyte Any of the cells that make up the myocardium. myocardiocytic Relating to or composed of myocardiocytes. myocardiodystrophy A kind of noninflammatory heart disease that affects the myocardium. myocardiogenesis differentiation of tissue to form the myocardium myocardiograph An instrument that records the movement of heart muscle. myocardiopathy Any disease of the myocardium myocardioprotection protection against diseases of the myocardium myocardioprotective Relating to, or providing myocardioprotection myocardiotoxic toxic to the myocardium myocardiotoxicity The condition of being myocardiotoxic myocarditic Having or relating to myocarditis. myocarditis Inflammation of the myocardium. myocardium The muscular substance of the heart; the middle of the three layers forming the outer wall of the human heart. myocastorid Any rodent in the family Myocastoridae; a nutria or coypu. myocele A muscular hernia myocellular Relating to muscle cells myocentric Considered from the point-of-view of muscle tissue, typically that of the jaw myocerebral Relating to, or affecting the muscles and the brain myocerebrohepatopathy myocerebral hepatopathy myochamid Any clam in the family Myochamidae. myochrome myoglobin myocilin Any of a class of proteins, normally secreted into the aqueous humor of the eye, that sometimes accumulate to cause glaucoma. myoclonal Relating to myoclonus myoclonia Any medical condition characterized by myoclonus. myoclonic Of or pertaining to myoclonus; consisting of or characterized by sudden jerking motions. myoclonus The brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or group of muscles. myocomma A myotome myocommatal Relating to myocommas myoconjunctival That connects to a muscle myocontractile Relating to, or causing muscle contraction myocontrol control of the muscles myocontrolled controlled by a muscle myocoptid Any mite of the family Myocoptidae myoctonine A highly poisonous alkaloid from the plant Aconitum lycoctonum, resembling curare in its action. Myocum A locality in the Byron council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. myocutaneous Relating to or composed of muscle and skin. myocytal myocytic myocyte A single muscle fiber cell. myocytic Relating to myocytes. myocytolysis A degenerative change (often reversible) that occurs to myocytes upon myocardial strain. myocytopathic cytopathic to myocytes myocytoskeletal Relating to the cytoskeleton of muscle tissue myocytotoxic Cytotoxic to muscle tissue. myodegeneration muscle degeneration myodegenerative Relating to, or causing myodegeneration myodesis The securing of a muscle or tendon to the bone via sutures passed through small holes drilled in the bone. myodesopsia The perception of floaters in the vitreous humour. myodifferentiation The differentiation of muscle tissue myodocopan Synonym of myodocopid. myodocopid Any ostracod of the order Myodocopida myodome A cavity in the skull of teleosts containing the recti of the eye myodont Any rodent of the infraorder Myodonta. myodural Relating to muscle and the dura mater myodynamia Muscular strength. myodynamics The part of physiology related the principles of muscular contraction and forces. myodynamometer An instrument for measuring muscular strength. myodystonia Any general disorder of muscular tone myodystony The relaxation of a muscle following electrical stimulation myodystrophic Relating to myodystrophy myodystrophy muscular dystrophy myoelastic Relating to the movement of the muscles that position the vocal folds and are thus involved in phonation. myoelastofibrosis elastofibrosis of muscle tissue myoelectric Using, or pertaining to, myoelectricity myoelectrical Relating to myoelectricity. myoelectrically By means of myoelectricity. myoelectricity The electrical activity of skeletal muscles myoencephalopathy Synonym of MERRF syndrome. myoendocardial Relating to the myocardium and the endocardium. myoendocarditis Inflammation of both the myocardium and the endocardium. myoendocrine Describing endocrine cells that contain contractile fibres. myoendometrial Relating to the myoendometrium myoendothelial Of or pertaining to the myoendothelium myoendothelium The endothelial cells of the myocardium myoenteropexy Fixation of the muscular layer of the intestine to surrounding tissues. myoepicardial Relating to the muscular tissue of the epicardium myoepithelial Of or pertaining to the myoepithelium myoepithelioma A benign tumour composed of myoepithelial cells myoepitheliomatous Relating to a myoepithelioma. myoepithelium A group of cells usually found in glandular epithelium as a thin layer above the basement membrane but generally beneath the luminal cells myofascia The stiff covering of muscles and bones myofascial Of or relating to the layer of loose tissue (fascia) surrounding the muscle tissues. myofasciitis A disease of muscle characterised by infiltration of macrophages myoferlin A protein that is linked with skeletal muscle repair. myofiber Synonym of muscle fiber. myofibril Any of the cylindrical organelles, found within muscle cells, that are the contractile unit of muscles. myofibrillar Of or pertaining to myofibrils. myofibrillary Relating to the myofibrils; myofibrillar. myofibrillogenesis The generation of myofibrils. myofibroblast A cell that is intermediate between a fibroblast and smooth muscle myofibroblastic Relating to myofibroblasts myofibroblastoid Relating to myofibroblasts or to myofibroblastomas myofibroblastoma A fibroblastoma associated with muscle tissue myofibrocyte A type of fibrocyte found in muscle tissue myofibrogenesis myofibrous fibrogenesis myofibrogenic Relating to the generation of myofiber myofibroma A fibroma in muscle tissue myofibromatosis fibromatosis that affects muscle tissue myofibrosarcoma A malignant tumour of myofibroblasts. myofibrosis fibrosis of muscle tissue myofibrotic Relating to myofibrosis myofibrous Relating to myofiber. myofilament A filament within a myofibril, constructed from proteins myofilamentary Relating to or composed of myofilaments. myofilamentous Relating to or composed of myofilaments. myofunction The function of a particular muscle myofunctional Relating to muscle function. myofusion The fusion of myoblasts myoga A Japanese type of ginger, Zingiber mioga, of which only the shoots and flower buds are used in cooking. myogelosis A palpable area of hardening, stiffness or swelling in a muscle, usually painful on pressure, now considered to be correlated with a myofascial trigger point. myogelotic Of or pertaining to a myogelosis. myogenesis The formation of muscle tissue during the development of an embryo myogenetic Originating in muscle. myogenic Forming muscle fibres; pertaining to myogenesis. myogenically In a myogenic manner. myogenicity The condition of being myogenic myogenin A protein (and associated gene) responsible for the development of skeletal muscle myogenous Originating in muscle. myoglia A network of muscle fibres myoglianin A protein expressed in the muscles and glia of some flies myoglobin A small globular protein, containing a heme group, that carries oxygen to muscles. myoglobinemia Presence of myoglobin in the blood or (usually, more specifically) excessive myoglobin in the blood, as occurs in rhabdomyolysis or various other conditions. myoglobinemic Having or relating to myoglobinemia. myoglobinuria The presence of more than trace amounts of myoglobin in the urine, usually associated with rhabdomyolysis or muscle destruction. myoglobinuric Relating to myoglobinuria. myoglobulin The globulin of muscle tissue myoglobulinuria The presence of myoglobin in the urine myoglossatan Of or pertaining to the clade Myoglossata, including butterflies and moths. myogram A graphical depiction of a contracting muscle, made using a myograph.