MYOFIBRIL


Meaning of MYOFIBRIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmī-ə-ˈfī-brəl, -ˈfi- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin myofibrilla, from my- + fibrilla fibril

Date: 1898

: any of the longitudinal parallel contractile elements of a muscle cell that are composed of myosin and actin

• myo·fi·bril·lar -brə-lər adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.