sarcomere
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sarcomere
- /ˈsɑː.kəʊˌmɪə/ UK
- /ˈsɑː.kəˌmɪə/ UK
- /ˈsɑɹ.koʊˌmɪɹ/ US
- /ˈsɑɹ.kəˌmɪɹ/ US
Where it comes from
From sarco- (“flesh”) + -mere (“component”), from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx) and μέρος (méros).
noun sarcomeres
- The contractile unit of the myofibril of a striated muscle. 1997, Kenneth Axen, Kathleen Vermitsky Axen, The Princeton Review Physiology Coloring Workbook, Princeton Review Publishing, Random House, page 51, The sarcomere determines the amount of overlap between the actin and myosin filaments and thus, the number of cross-bridges that participate in a given
Translations
Talk about this word "sarcomere." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sarcomere. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. sarcomere. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sarcomere "sarcomere." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sarcomere.Cite this
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title = {sarcomere},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sarcomere},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
