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An extensible membrane enclosing the contractile substance of a muscle fiber
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sarcolemma
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sarcolemma \Sar`co*lem"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + ? rind, skin.] (Anat.) The very thin transparent and apparently homogeneous sheath which incloses a striated muscular fiber; the myolemma.
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n. an extensible membrane enclosing the contractile substance of a muscle fiber
Wikipedia
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The sarcolemma ( sarco (from sarx) from Greek; flesh, and lemma from Greek; sheath.) also called the myolemma , is the cell membrane of a striated muscle fiber cell. It consists of a plasma membrane , which is a lipid bilayer , and an outer coat consisting ...
Wiktionary
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n. (context anatomy English) A thin cell membrane that surrounds a striated muscle fibre
Usage examples of sarcolemma.
At each end the cell tapers to a point from which the sarcolemma appears to continue as a fine thread, and this, by attaching itself to the inclosing sheath, holds the cell in place.
Its fiber contents are semifluid and can be forced out as muscle plasma by pressure, leaving a residue of sarcolemma, connective tissue, keratin, mucin, nuclein, and so on.
Its fiber contents are semifluid and can be forced out as muscle plasma by pressure, leaving a residue of sarcolemma, connective tissue, keratin, mucin, nuclein, and so on.