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)

1. (anatomy) 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

• sarcomeric

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

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