SARCOSOME

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A large mitochondrion in a striated muscle fiber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("sarcosome" is a kind of...):

chondriosome; mitochondrion (an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy)

Derivation:

sarcosomal (of or relating to sarcosomes)

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