Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
coelomyarian — coe·lo·my·ar·i·an (se″lo mi arґe ən) designating a type of nematode musculature in which the muscle fibers are next to the hypodermis and perpendicular to it; myofibrils extend varying distances up the side of the muscle cell,… … Medical dictionary
coelomyarian — coe·lo·my·ar·i·an … English syllables
coelomyarian — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷mī|a(a)rēən adjective Etymology: coel + my + arian of nematode muscle cells : having the myofibrils extending centrally in the periphery of the cell and partially enclosing the sarcoplasm compare platymyarian … Useful english dictionary
circomyarian — n. [Gr. kerkos, circle; mys, muscle] A muscle cell in which contractile fibrils completely surround the sarcoplasm; see platymyarian, coelomyarian … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
platymyarian — adj. [Gr. platys, flat; mys, muscle] (NEMATA) Having fibers of the muscle cells adjacent and perpendicular to the hypodermis; see coelomyarian … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
polymyarian — poly·my·ar·i·an (pol″e mi arґe ən) [poly + Gr. mys muscle] having many muscle cells in each quadrant of a cross section, the cells being coelomyarian in type; said of the muscle arrangement in certain nematodes … Medical dictionary
