Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

costamere

/ˈkɑ.stə.mɪɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: costamere
IPA: /ˈkɑ.stə.mɪɹ/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A structural-functional component of striated muscle cells which connects the sarcomere of the muscle to the sarcolemma.

Etymology

From Latin costa (“side, wall”) + -mere (“part, segment”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑ.stə.mɪɹ/
British English: /ˈkɒ.stə.mɪə/

Inflected Forms

costameres (plural)

Derived Forms

costameric costamerogenesis

Questions

How do you pronounce costamere?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑ.stə.mɪɹ/.
What does costamere mean?: A structural-functional component of striated muscle cells which connects the sarcomere of the muscle to the sarcolemma.
Where does costamere come from?: From Latin costa (“side, wall”) + -mere (“part, segment”).

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