Definition of SARCOLEMMA (Meaning of SARCOLEMMA), a 10 Letter Word

Pronunciation:		`sârkow'lemu


WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] an extensible membrane enclosing the contractile substance of a muscle fiber

SARCOLEMMA is a 10 letter word that starts with S.
	See Also:	membrane, tissue layer

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Sar`co*lem"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + ? rind, skin.] (Anat.) The very thin transparent and apparently homogeneous sheath which incloses a striated muscular fiber; the myolemma.