The plasma membrane of a muscle fiber; formerly, the delicate connective tissue of the endomysium was included under this term by some. SYN: myolemma. [sarco- + G. lemma, husk]
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sar·co·lem·ma .sär-kə-'lem-ə n the thin transparent homogeneous sheath enclosing a striated muscle fiber
sar·co·lem·mal -əl adj
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n.
the cell membrane that encloses a muscle cell (muscle fibre).
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sar·co·lem·ma (sahr″ko-lemґə) [sarco- + -lemma] the delicate plasma membrane which invests every striated muscle fiber. sarcolemmic, sarcolemmous adjMedical dictionary. 2011.