Definition of Sarcolemma

1. Noun. An extensible membrane enclosing the contractile substance of a muscle fiber.

Generic synonyms: Membrane, Tissue Layer
Derivative terms: Sarcolemmal, Sarcolemmic

Definition of Sarcolemma

1. n. The very thin transparent and apparently homogeneous sheath which incloses a striated muscular fiber; the myolemma.

Definition of Sarcolemma

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Sarcolemma

1. Plasma membrane of a striated muscle fibre. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sarcolemma

sarcodine
sarcodinian
sarcodo
sarcogenic cell
sarcoglia
sarcoglycan
sarcoid
sarcoid
sarcoidal granuloma
sarcoidoses
sarcoidosis
sarcoidosis
sarcoids
sarcolactic
sarcolemma (current term)
sarcolemma (current term)
sarcolemmal
sarcolemmal
sarcolemmas
sarcolemmic
sarcolemnous
sarcoline
sarcological
sarcologies
sarcology
sarcology
sarcolysine
sarcoma
sarcoma
sarcomas

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