sarcolemma Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet


Sar`co*lem"ma noun
Etymology
NL., from Gr. , , flesh + rind, skin.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) The very thin transparent and apparently homogenous sheath which incloses a striated muscular fiber; the myolemma.

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