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costamere

/ˈkɒ.stə.mɪə/US/ˈkɑ.stə.mɪɹ/

costamere noun: a structural-functional component of striated muscle cells which connects the sarcomere of the muscle to the sarcolemma.

Noun

costamere (plural costameres)

  1. A structural-functional component of striated muscle cells which connects the sarcomere of the muscle to the sarcolemma.

Forms of costamere

pluralcostameres

Origin of costamere

From Latin costa (“side, wall”) + -mere (“part, segment”).

Words formed from costamere

Questions about costamere

What does costamere mean?
Costamere means a structural-functional component of striated muscle cells which connects the sarcomere of the muscle to the sarcolemma.
What part of speech is costamere?
Costamere is a noun.
How do you pronounce costamere?
Costamere is pronounced /ˈkɒ.stə.mɪə/ (UK).
What is the plural of costamere?
The plural of costamere is costameres.

Words near costamere in the dictionary

  1. costal cartilages
  2. Costales
  3. Costaleses
  4. costalgia
  5. costally
  6. costamere
  7. costameres
  8. costameric
  9. costamerogenesis
  10. Costanoan
  11. Costanoans

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