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sar⋅co⋅mere

[sahr-kuh-meer]
–noun Biology.
any of the segments of myofibril in striated muscle fibers.

Origin:
1890–95; sarco- + -mere
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sar·co·mere   (sär'kə-mîr')   
n.  One of the segments into which a fibril of striated muscle is divided.
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Main Entry: sar·co·mere
Pronunciation: 'sär-k&-"mi(&)r
Function: noun
: any of the repeating structural units of striated musclefibrils —sar·co·mer·ic /"sär-k&-'mer-ik/ adjective
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sarcomere sar·co·mere (sär'kə-mēr')
n.
One of the segments into which a fibril of striated muscle is divided.

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