sarcoglia

noun

sar·​coglia

(ˈ)sär¦käglēə,

¦särkə¦glīə

plural -s

: the granular protoplasmic substance marking the junction of a motor nerve and a muscle cell

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from sarc- + -glia

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