myoepithelial
/ˌmʌɪəʊˌɛpɪˈθiːlɪəl/Anatomy and Zoology
adjective
Designating an epithelial cell containing contractile fibres, occurring especially in the body wall of coelenterates and in certain mammalian exocrine glands; consisting of or relating to such cells.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Francis Maitland Balfour (1851–1882), comparative embryologist and morphologist. From myo- + epithelial.