sar|co|lem|ma

sar|co|lem|ma
sar|co|lem|ma «SAHR koh LEHM uh», noun.
an elastic transparent membrane enclosing each of the fibers of striated muscle tissue, excepting that of the heart.
[< Greek sárx, sarkós flesh + lémma husk]

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  • sar|co|lem|mal — «SAHR koh LEHM uhl», adjective. of or having to do with a sarcolemma or sarcolemmas: »Each giant fiber is surrounded by a stout sarcolemmal complex with associated nuclei (Graham Hoyle) …   Useful english dictionary

  • lem — aneu·ri·lem·mic; ca·lem·bour; col·lem·bo·la; d a·lem·bert s; ep·i·lem·ma; go·lem; haar·lem; har·lem; har·lem·ite; je·ru·sa·lem; lem·mer; lem·ming; lem·mus; lem·na; lem·na·ce·ae; lem·nad; lem·nis·cate; lem·nis·cus; lem·on·ade; lem·on·ish; lem·ony; …   English syllables

  • sar — ad·ver·sar·ia; ak·his·sar; am·phi·sar·ca; an·a·sar·ca; an·a·sar·cous; an·sar; an·sar·ie; an·ti·ma·cas·sar; bet·si·mi·sar·a·ka; bur·sar; bur·sar·i·al; bur·sar·ship; cae·sar; cae·sar·ism; cae·sar·ist; ca·lu·sar; car·ci·no·sar·co·ma; cat·a·sar·ka;… …   English syllables

  • sarcolemma — sar·co·lem·ma …   English syllables

  • sarcolemma — sar•co•lem•ma [[t]ˌsɑr kəˈlɛm ə[/t]] n. pl. mas anat. the membranous sheath of a muscle fiber • Etymology: 1830–40 sar co•lem′mic, sar co•lem′mous, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • sarcolemma — sar·co·lèm·ma s.m. TS anat. sottile membrana connettivale ialina molto elastica che circonda le fibre muscolari striate {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1895. ETIMO: comp. di sarco e lemma …   Dizionario italiano

  • sarcolemmal — sar·co·lem·mal …   English syllables

  • ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… …   English syllables

  • sarcolemma — The plasma membrane of a muscle fiber; formerly, the delicate connective tissue of the endomysium was included under this term by some. SYN: myolemma. [sarco + G. lemma, husk] * * * sar·co·lem·ma .sär kə lem ə …   Medical dictionary

  • subsarcolemmal — sub·sar·co·lem·mal .sär kə lem əl adj situated or occurring beneath a sarcolemma <subsarcolemmal mitochondria> …   Medical dictionary

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