MYOFIBRIL


Meaning of MYOFIBRIL in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ m ī - ə - ' f ī -br ə l, - ' fi-

Function: 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 \ -br ə -l ə r \ adjective

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