"myofibril" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: myofibrils [plural]
Etymology: myo- + fibril Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|myo|fibril}} myo- + fibril Head templates: {{en-noun}} myofibril (plural myofibrils)
  1. (anatomy) Any of the cylindrical organelles, found within muscle cells, that are the contractile unit of muscles. Wikipedia link: myofibril Categories (topical): Muscles Synonyms: sarcostyle [obsolete] Derived forms: premyofibril Translations (cylindrical organelle): lihassäie (Finnish), miofibrillum (Hungarian), myofibrill (Swedish), kas telciği (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-myofibril-en-noun-9PKE7L~t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with myo- Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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