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 myograph An instrument for determining and recording the intensity, velocity, etc., of a muscular contraction. myographer One who studies myography. myographic Pertaining to myography. myographical Of or relating to myography. myography The scientific study of muscles, typically via myographs. myohaematin cytochrome. myohemerythrin The oxygen-carrying protein found in the muscles of some marine invertebrates myohemoglobin A form of hemoglobin associated with muscle tissue myoid Composed of or resembling muscle. myoidal Synonym of myoid. myoimaging The imaging of myopathies myoinductive That induces growth of muscle tissue myoinhibiting Synonym of myoinhibitory. myoinhibitory That inhibits the action of muscles myoinositol The most commonly-occurring isomer of inositol. myointimal Relating to smooth muscle cells of the intima of a blood vessel myoinvasive invasive to muscle tissue myokinase adenylate kinase, a phosphotransferase enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of adenine nucleotides and plays an important role in cellular energy homeostasis myokine A form of cytokine produced in muscle cells. myokinesis muscular activity or massage myokinetic Relating to myokinesis myokinome All the myokines present in an organism myokymia An involuntary spontaneous quivering of part of a muscle, insufficient to move a joint. myokymic Relating to myokymia. Myola A locality in the Shoalhaven council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. myolemma sarcolemma myologic Of or pertaining to the study of muscles or muscle tissue. myologically In terms of myology. myologist A person who works in myology. myology The physiological study of muscles. myolysis dissolution of muscular tissue myoma A tumor composed of muscle tissue, usually benign and commonly occurring in the uterus and the esophagus. myomancy Divination by interpreting rats or mice. Their cries were believed to indicate the presence of evil. myomatous Of or pertaining to a myoma. myomectomy The removal of the uterine myomas. myomegalin A protein that is associated with cardiomyopathy myomere A block of zig-zagging W- or V-shaped muscle fibers commonly found in fish and other chordate fossils. myomesin A protein found in the M-band of muscle sarcomeres in association with M-protein. myometer An instrument used to measure muscle contraction myometrial Of or pertaining to the myometrium myometric By means of a myometer myometrical myometric myometritis Inflammation of the myometrium. myometrium The smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus. myometry The measurement of muscular contraction myomodulator A muscular biomodulator myomodulin A neuropeptide myomodulator myomorph Any of the suborder Myomorpha of mouse-like rodents. myonecrose To become myonecrotic myonecrosis necrosis of muscle tissue myonecrotic Relating to myonecrosis. myonectin A particular myokine released by the contraction of muscle myoneme A contractile structure found in some eukaryotic single-celled organisms, particularly Vorticella, consisting of a series of protein filaments that shorten rapidly on exposure to calcium. myoneural neuromuscular; relating to the muscles and nerves myoneurin Any of a family of zinc finger proteins whose members have been implicated in regulatory functions of gene expression myonicity The contractile property of muscular tissue. myonuclear Relating to myonuclei myonucleus the nucleus of a muscle cell myonymy Nomenclature of the muscles. myopalladin A particular sarcomeric protein myopathic Pertaining to myopathy myopathogenesis The development of myopathy. myopathologic Relating to myopathies myopathological Relating to myopathology myopathology disease of muscle tissue myopathy Any of several diseases of muscle that are not caused by nerve disorders myope One who has myopia. myopectineal Relating to a muscle connected to the pecten myopericardial Relating to the myocardium and the pericardium myopericarditis A combination of myocarditis and pericarditis. myopericyte A type of spindle-shaped cell residing within muscle tissue. myopericytic Relating to myopericytes. myopericytoma A tumor characterized by the abnormal growth of myopericytes. myoperiosteal Relating to muscle and periosteum myopexy fixation of muscles of the eye in order to correct myopia myophage A contractile bacteriophage myophagocytosis phagocytosis of muscle tissue myophan myoneme myophily pollination by flies myophore The point of attachment of a muscle to the shell of a mollusc myophoric Of or relating to myophores. myophosphorylase The muscle isoform of the enzyme glycogen phosphorylase. myophysical Relating to myophysics. myophysics The study of muscle physics. myopia A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it. myopiagenic That causes myopia. myopic Near-sighted; unable to see distant objects unaided. myopically As if suffering from myopia. myopigenesis The development of myopia. myopist A person who is myopic. myopization The development of myopia. myoplasm The contractile part of a muscle cell myoplasmic Relating to myoplasm myoplastic Relating to myoplasty. myoplasty Repair of damaged muscle myopodial Relating to myopodia myopodin A protein present in cardiac smooth muscle myopodium A form of filopodium produced by muscle tissue myoporaceous Of or relating to the Myoporaceae. myopotential electrical potential generated by a muscle myoprecursor Any tissue that develops into muscle myoprocessor A system that uses computer-generated models to simulate human muscles in real time. myoprogenitor Describing cells that develop into muscle cells myoprotection The protection of muscle tissue from damage. myoprotective That protects muscle tissue from damage myoprotein Any protein that occurs in muscle tissue. myops A myope; a person who has myopia. myopsid Any squid of the order Myopsida or suborder Myopsina. myopsis The appearance of muscae volitantes. myopsocid Any barklouse in the family Myopsocidae. myoregeneration The regeneration of muscle tissue myoregulation The regulation of muscle activity myoregulatory Relating to myoregulation myoregulin A micropeptide that regulates muscle performance myorelaxant A muscle relaxant. myorelaxation The relaxation of the muscles. myorelaxing That relaxes the muscles. myoresolution The relaxation or paralysis of a muscle, typically induced by medication during general anesthesia for a procedure. myorhabdoid Describing rodlike muscle tissue myorhythmia rhythmic movement of muscle tissue myorhythmic Relating to myorhythmia. myorod A protein in the smooth muscle of some mollusc; a filament containing this protein (together with myosin) myorrhaphy Suture of a muscle. myorrhexis The laceration or tearing of a muscle. myosalpingitis inflammation of the myosalpinx myosarcoma A malignant muscle tumor. myosatellite A kind of small mononuclear multipotent cell with virtually no cytoplasm, found in mature muscle. It is a precursor to skeletal muscle cells. myosclerosis sclerosis of muscle tissue, especially myositis coupled with hyperplasia of the interstitial connective tissue myoscope An instrument for studying the muscles. myosegmental Relating to myosegmentation myosegmentation The segmentation of muscle fibres myoseki Any of the 105 names available to sumo oyakata. myoseptal Relating to myosepta myoseptum myotome myoseverin a purine derivative that binds microtubules and is an inhibitor of angiogenesis myosignal An electrical signal that controls a muscle. myosin Any of a large family of motor proteins found in eukaryotic tissues, allowing mobility in muscles. myosinic Relating to or composed of myosin. myosinogen A globulin, one of the two principal proteins of muscle tissue, from which the myosin formed during rigor mortis is derived. myositic myotic; producing myosis myositis Inflammation of the muscles. myoskeletal Relating to muscles and the skeleton myosmine An alkaloid, related to nicotine, found in tobacco and other plants. myosonographic Relating to myosonography. myosonography Ultrasonography of the muscles. myosote Myosotis. myosotis Any plant of the genus Myosotis, the forget-me-nots. myospasm A sudden, involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle myospastic Of or related to myospasm. myosphere A spherical conglomeration of muscle stem cells