Etymology

desmin

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Today it means: A protein that is a type III intermediate filament found near the Z line in sarcomeres. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δέσμη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδέσμη“bundle”
  2. English todaydesmin

Possibly from Ancient Greek δέσμη (désmē, “bundle”) + -in

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