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my·o·fi·bril
(mī′ə-fī′brəl, -fĭb′rəl)n.
Any of the threadlike fibrils that make up the contractile part of a striated muscle fiber and are made up chiefly of actin and myosin filaments.
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myofibril
(ˌmaɪəˈfaɪbrəl)n
(Biology) one of cylindrical organelles found in muscle fibre
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my•o•fi•bril
(ˌmaɪ əˈfaɪ brəl, -ˈfɪb rəl)n.
a contractile fibril of skeletal muscle, composed mainly of actin and myosin.
[1895–1900]
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Noun | 1. | myofibril - one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber 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 |
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my·o·fi·bril
n. miofibrilla, fibrilla diminuta delgada del tejido muscular.
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