myotube

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noun

A structure of elongated multinucleate cells that contains some peripherally located myofibrils

OriginEnglish tube ← Middle French tube ← Latin tubus →
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Meanings

nounmyotube (plural myotubes)

plural myotubes

  1. anatomyA structure of elongated multinucleate cells that contains some peripherally located myofibrils

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*múHs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mū́s
  3. Ancient Greekμῦς (mûs)
  4. Englishmyo-
  5. Latintuba
  6. Latintubus
  7. Middle Frenchtube
  8. Englishtube
  9. Englishmyotube

From myo- + tube.

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APA

myotube. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myotube

MLA

“myotube.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myotube. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “myotube,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myotube.

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