sarcoplasmic reticulum

noun

: the specialized endoplasmic reticulum of cardiac muscle and skeletal striated muscle that functions especially as a storage and release area for calcium

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

sarcoplasmic reticulum

noun

: the endoplasmic reticulum of cardiac muscle and skeletal striated muscle that functions especially as a storage and release area for calcium