Definition

1. Noun (Biology, Anatomy):
   • Myoblast: A type of embryonic progenitor cell that develops into a muscle cell (myocyte). It is a mononucleated cell capable of undergoing division and fusing to form multinucleated muscle fibers.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các nguyên bào cơ hợp nhất để tạo thành sợi cơ. (Myoblasts fuse to form muscle fibers.)
  • Sự phát triển của cơ bắp bắt đầu từ các nguyên bào cơ. (Muscle development begins with myoblasts.)

Advanced Usage

• In medical and developmental biology contexts, "nguyên bào cơ" is a precise term for the precursor cell in myogenesis (the formation of muscular tissue).

Variants and Related Words

• Tế bào cơ (n): Muscle cell; myocyte. The mature cell formed from fused myoblasts.

  • Tế bào cơ chứa nhiều nhân. (A muscle cell contains multiple nuclei.)

• Sợi cơ (n): Muscle fiber. The long, multinucleated structure formed by the fusion of myoblasts.

  • Mỗi sợi cơ được tạo từ nhiều nguyên bào cơ. (Each muscle fiber is made from many myoblasts.)

Synonyms

• Myoblast: The direct English equivalent and synonym.

Related Scientific Terms

• Myogenesis: The process of forming muscle tissue, involving the proliferation and fusion of myoblasts.

  • Nguyên bào cơ đóng vai trò trung tâm trong quá trình myogenesis. (Myoblasts play a central role in the process of myogenesis.)

• Satellite Cell: A type of stem cell in adult muscle that functions similarly to a myoblast in muscle repair and regeneration.

  • Tế bào vệ tinh có chức năng giống như nguyên bào cơ ở người trưởng thành. (Satellite cells function similarly to myoblasts in adults.)