Meanings
adjectivemyofilamentous (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to or composed of myofilaments.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*múHs
- Proto-Hellenic*mū́s
- Ancient Greekμῦς (mûs)
- Englishmyo-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
- Proto-Italic*fī(s)lom
- Latinfīlum
- Late Latinfīlō
- Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
- Englishfilament
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
- Englishfilamentous
- Englishmyofilamentous
From myo- + filamentous.
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myofilamentous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myofilamentous
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