"costamere" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒ.stə.mɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɑ.stə.mɪɹ/ [General-American] Forms: costameres [plural]
Etymology: From Latin costa (“side, wall”) + -mere (“part, segment”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|costa|-mere|lang1=la|t1=side, wall|t2=part, segment}} Latin costa (“side, wall”) + -mere (“part, segment”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} costamere (plural costameres)
  1. (biology) A structural-functional component of striated muscle cells which connects the sarcomere of the muscle to the sarcolemma. Wikipedia link: costamere Categories (topical): Biology Derived forms: costamerogenesis
    Sense id: en-costamere-en-noun-QileJqCf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -mere Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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