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I band (medicine) and viscerotome (medicine)


I band (medicine)


I band
<cell biology> The isotropic band of the sarcomere of striated muscle, where only thin filaments are found. Unlike the A band, the I band can vary in width depending upon the state of contraction of the muscle when fixed.


viscerotome (medicine)


viscerotome


An instrument by means of which a section of an organ, e.g., the liver, can be removed from a cadaver for examination without performing a General autopsy.

Origin: viscero-+ G. Tomos, cutting