Myoepithelial

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. (Zool.) Having the characteristics of both muscle and
        epithelium; as, the myoepithelial cells of the hydra.
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