muscle fibre

A form of muscle fiber — A single cell of a muscle; each muscle fiber contains many myofibrils, the contractile unit of muscles.

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muscle cellmuscle fiber

Meanings

nounmuscle fibre (countable and uncountable, plural muscle fibres)

plural muscle fibres

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of muscle fiber.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body

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muscle cellmuscle fiber
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APA

muscle fibre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscle%20fibre

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muscle fibre,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscle%20fibre.

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