sarcomere

See also: sarcomère

English

Etymology

From sarco- (“flesh”) +‎ -mere (“component”), from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx) and μέρος (méros).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑː.kəʊˌmɪə/, /ˈsɑː.kəˌmɪə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑɹ.koʊˌmɪɹ/, /ˈsɑɹ.kəˌmɪɹ/

Noun

sarcomere (plural sarcomeres)

The contractile unit of the myofibril of a striated muscle.
- 2006, Brian R. MacIntosh, Phillip F. Gardiner, & Alan J. McComas, Skeletal Muscle: Form and Function, page 5
  Specific proteins are responsible for the bands and zones within each sarcomere.

Derived terms

Translations

contractile unit in a striated muscle's myofibril

French: sarcomère (fr) m
German: Sarkomer n
Icelandic: vöðvaliður m, vöðvadeild f
Italian: sarcomero (it) m
Norwegian: sarkomer m

Portuguese: sarcómero m, sarcômero m
Russian: саркомер (sarkomer)
Spanish: sarcómero m
Swedish: sarkomer (sv)

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