
Myocytolysis refers to a degenerative change (often reversible) that occurs to myocytes upon myocardial strain. This phenomenon tends to occur when neighboring cardiac muscle loses its ability to contract (i.e. in ischemia or infarction). The remaining viable muscles, as the result, strain to compensate for the loss of other muscles in order to de...
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Dissolution of muscle fibre. ... Origin: myo-+ G. Kytos, cell, + lysis, a loosening ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: mī′ō-sī-tol′i-sis Definitions: 1. Dissolution of muscle fiber.
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