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myofibril

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my·o·fi·bril  (m-fbrl, -fbrl)
n.
Any of the threadlike fibrils that make up the contractile part of a striated muscle fiber. Also called sarcostyle.
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Noun1.myofibril - one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber
myofibrilla, sarcostyle
sarcoplasm - the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber
striated muscle cell, striated muscle fiber - an elongated contractile cell in striated muscle tissue
sarcomere - one of the segments into which a myofibril is divided
fibril, filament, strand - a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
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