English Explanatory Dictionary

myofibril

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of the cylindrical organelles, found within muscle cells, that are the contractile unit of muscles.

Word forms

myofibril myofibrils

Etymology

From myo- + fibril.

Synonyms

sarcostyle

Derived words

myofibrillar myofibrillogenesis premyofibril

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