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myofibroblast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
my-ofi-brob-last
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cell that is intermediate between a fibroblast and smooth muscle

Etymology

From myo- + fibroblast.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

myofibroblasts (plural)

Derived Forms

cardiomyofibroblast myofibroblastic protomyofibroblast

Frequently Paired Words

myofibroblastoid myofibroblastoma

Questions

What does myofibroblast mean?
A cell that is intermediate between a fibroblast and smooth muscle
Where does myofibroblast come from?
From myo- + fibroblast.

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