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sarcolemma
[ sahr-kuh-lem-uh ]
noun
, Anatomy.
- the membranous sheath of a muscle fiber.
sarcolemma
/ ˌsɑːkəʊˈlɛmə /
noun
- the membrane covering a muscle fibre
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Other Words From
- sarco·lemmic sarco·lemmous adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sarcolemma1
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Example Sentences
Sarcolemma: the elastic covering of the striated muscular fibres.
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When recovery takes place the affected fibre is believed to be regenerated by a cell-growth within the sarcolemma.
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In the first variety the transverse stri disappear and the sarcolemma appears filled with finely granular matter.
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The muscular fibrils were friable and granular, and there was multiplication of the nuclei of the sarcolemma.
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They have no sarcolemma, stripes, or cross markings like those of the voluntary muscles.
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