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t tubule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
t -tubule
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the extensions of the cell membrane of striated muscle cells, running in a transverse manner, that permit the transmission of the action potential into the cell and regulate cellular calcium concentration.

Etymology

From transverse tubule.

Inflected Forms

T tubules (plural) T-tubule (alternative)

Synonyms

transverse tubule

Questions

What does t tubule mean?
One of the extensions of the cell membrane of striated muscle cells, running in a transverse manner, that permit the transmission of the action potential into the cell and regulate cellular calcium concentration.
Where does t tubule come from?
From transverse tubule.

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