sarcolemma meaning

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

Definition of sarcolemma

  1. an extensible membrane enclosing the contractile substance of a muscle fiber

    Type of: membrane

    Related forms: sarcolemmic, sarcolemmal

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SA · words ending in MA · 10-letter words

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