muscle rod
/ˈmʌsl rɒd/Physiology
noun
A filament of the A band of a sarcomere; a myosin filament.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. From muscle + rod, apparently after German Muskelstäbchen.
- hold someone to ransom
- hold something against someone
- hold something down
- hold something in
- hold something in fee
- hold something out
- hold something over
- hold sway
- hold the ball
- hold the field
- hold the fort
- hold the front page
- hold the line
- hold the man
- hold the purse strings
- hold the ring
- hold the stage
- hold thumbs
- hold together (or hold something together)
- hold up
- hold up one's head (or hold one's head high)
- hold water
- hold with
- hole
- hole-and-corner