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sarcostyle

sarcostyle

9.9
A thin thread inside a muscle cell that helps the muscle shorten
  • noun
  • Specialized
: sarcostilo
  • The breakdown of a sarcostyle can impair muscle contraction efficiency.

Examples

  • Each striated muscle fiber contains hundreds of sarcostyles arranged in parallel.

  • The sarcostyle plays a crucial role in muscle contraction.

  • Microscopic analysis revealed damage to several sarcostyles within the muscle tissue.

  • Muscle fibers contain many sarcostyles for effective movement.

  • Each striated muscle fiber contains hundreds of sarcostyles that help facilitate movement.

  • Microscopic analysis revealed damage to several sarcostyles, affecting overall muscle function.

  • The breakdown of a sarcostyle can significantly reduce muscle contraction abilities.

Synonyms

myofibril
vssarcostyle
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A long thin thread in muscle cells that makes the muscle get shorter

is a smaller filament unit that composes those contractile threads

Surface Forms

sarcostyle singular
sarcostyles plural

Etymology

The word sarcostyle comes from Greek parts sarco- meaning 'flesh' and -style meaning 'rod' or 'pillar', so it gives the picture of a 'rod of flesh' — a tiny rod-like part inside a muscle that helps the muscle move.