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Definition of Sarcosome
1. Noun. A large mitochondrion in a striated muscle fiber.
Definition of Sarcosome
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Sarcosome
1. 1. Formerly, any granule in a muscle fibre. 2. Now, sometimes used synonymously with myomitochondrion. Origin: sarco-+ G. Soma, body (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sarcosome
Literary usage of Sarcosome
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Zoological Record ...: Being Records of Zoological Literature by Zoological Record Association (London, England), Zoological Society of London (1874)
"sarcosome scanty ; a narrow longitudinal ventral zone, without polypes. ...
sarcosome plentiful ; spadix invested with polypes all round. 1. ..."
2. Histoire naturelle du corail: organisation by Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers (1864)
"... son sarcosome est fort peu épais, relativement à ce qu'il deviendra, et surtout
parfaitement limité, n'ayant rien de commun avec aucun autre animal ..."
3. Report by British Association for the Advancement of Science (1888)
"... Antipathes larix, Ellis, but while Laura is buried beneath the tissues of the
host, being completely covered, except in one minute spot by the sarcosome ..."
4. Traité de zoologie concrète by Yves Delage (1901)
"Cette portion basilaire se referme alors sur eux et reste saillante comme une
petite papille à la surface du sarcosome : on l'appelle, ici aussi, ..."