myoepithelium

[ mī′ō-ĕp′ə-thē′lē-əm ]

n.

Contractile spindle-shaped cells arranged longitudinally or obliquely around sweat glands and around the secretory alveoli of the mammary gland.

Other words from myoepithelium

my′o•ep′i•the′li•al adj.

Words nearby myoepithelium

myoedema, myoelastic, myoelectric, myoendocarditis, myoepithelioma, myoepithelium, myofacial pain-dysfunction syndrome, myofascial, myofascitis, myofibril, myofibroblast