myofibril

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.

myofibril

(ˌmaɪəˈfaɪbrəl)

n

(Biology) one of cylindrical organelles found in muscle fibre

my•o•fi•bril

(ˌmaɪ əˈfaɪ brəl, -ˈfɪb rəl)

n.

a contractile fibril of skeletal muscle, composed mainly of actin and myosin.

[1895–1900]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

Translations

my·o·fi·bril

n. miofibrilla, fibrilla diminuta delgada del tejido muscular.