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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sarcolemma /ˈsɑːkəʊˌlɛmə/

▶noun Physiology the fine transparent tubular sheath enveloping the fibres of skeletal muscles.

– derivatives
sarcolemmal adjective.

– origin C19: from Gk sarx, sark- ‘flesh’ + lemma ‘husk’.

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