Sarcolemma

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sarcolemma \Sar`co*lem"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos,
     flesh + ? rind, skin.] (Anat.)
     The very thin transparent and apparently homogeneous sheath
     which incloses a striated muscular fiber; the myolemma.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sarcolemma
       n : an extensible membrane enclosing the contractile substance
           of a muscle fiber