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muscle fiber
mus·cle fi·ber (plural mus·cle fi·bers)


noun 
Definition:
 
unit of muscle tissue: a basic contracting unit of striated muscle such as that in arms and legs, formed from several fused elongated cells myofibrils that contract when stimulated
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