Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

myofibril

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: my-ofib-ril
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the cylindrical organelles, found within muscle cells, that are the contractile unit of muscles.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *múHs Proto-Hellenic *mū́s Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs)der. English myo- English fibril English myofibril From myo- + fibril.

Inflected Forms

myofibrils (plural)

Derived Forms

myofibrillar myofibrillogenesis premyofibril

Synonyms

sarcostyle myofibrilla

Questions

What does myofibril mean?: Any of the cylindrical organelles, found within muscle cells, that are the contractile unit of muscles.
Where does myofibril come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *múHs Proto-Hellenic *mū́s Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs)der. English myo- English fibril English myofibril From myo- + fibril.

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