Definition of Sarcomere

1. Noun. One of the segments into which a myofibril is divided.

Group relationships: Myofibril, Myofibrilla, Sarcostyle
Generic synonyms: Segment

Definition of Sarcomere

1. Noun. (muscle) The contractile unit of the myofibril of a striated muscle. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sarcomere

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Sarcomere

1. Repeating subunit from which the myofibrils of striated muscle are built. Has A and I bands, the I band being sub divided by the Z disc and the A band being split by the M line and the H zone. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sarcomere

sarcoma
sarcoma botryoides
sarcoma cell
sarcoma growth factor
sarcoma virus
sarcomas
sarcomastigophora
sarcomastigophora infections
sarcomata
sarcomatic
sarcomatoid
sarcomatoid carcinoma
sarcomatoses
sarcomatosis
sarcomatous
sarcomere (current term)
sarcomeres
sarcomeric
sarconeme
sarconet
sarconets
sarcopenia
sarcopenias
sarcophaga
sarcophagal
sarcophagan
sarcophagans
sarcophagi
sarcophagine synthetase
sarcophagous

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