Definition of Myoepithelial. Meaning of Myoepithelial. Synonyms of Myoepithelial

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Definition of Myoepithelial

Myoepithelial
Myoepithelial My`o*ep`i*the"li*al, a. [Myo- + epithelial.] 1. (Biol.) Derived from epithelial cells and destined to become a part of the muscular system; -- applied to structural elements in certain embryonic forms. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Having the characteristics of both muscle and epithelium; as, the myoepithelial cells of the hydra.

Meaning of Myoepithelial from wikipedia

- Myoepithelial cells (sometimes referred to as myoepithelium) are cells usually found in glandular epithelium as a thin layer above the ba****t membrane...
- by neoplastic proliferation of epithelial (ductal) cells along with myoepithelial components, having a malignant potentiality. It is the most common type...
- Heterotopic pancreas, Accessory pancreas, Aberrant pancreas, Pancreatic rest, Myoepithelial hamartoma Stomach biopsy with pancreatic heterotopia in the submucosa...
- Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma (EMCa) is a rare malignant tumour that typically arises in a salivary gland and consists of both an epithelial and...
- which are lined with milk-secreting cuboidal cells and surrounded by myoepithelial cells. These alveoli join to form groups known as lobules. Each lobule...
- epithelial cells. The epithelial cells are interposed by the myoepithelial cells. Myoepithelial cells support the secretory epithelial cells. The duct of...
- tubular glands made up of an inner secretory layer of cells and an outer myoepithelial layer of cells. They are classed as apocrine glands. The glands drain...
- or Myoepithelial carcinoma, and they account for 1% of the salivary tumors with poor prognosis. As the name suggests, it consists of myoepithelial cells...
- sweat gland types, the secretory coils are surrounded by contractile myoepithelial cells that function to facilitate excretion of secretory product. The...
- sometimes branching off into multiple ducts. The tubules are wrapped in myoepithelial cells, which are more developed than in their eccrine gland counterparts...