SARCOLEMMA

sarcolemma

(noun) an extensible membrane enclosing the contractile substance of a muscle fiber

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sarcolemma (plural sarcolemmas or sarcolemmata)

(anatomy) A thin cell membrane that surrounds a striated muscle fibre

Source: Wiktionary


Sar`co*lem"ma, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Anat.)

Definition: The very thin transparent and apparently homogenous sheath which incloses a striated muscular fiber; the myolemma.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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