English Explanatory Dictionary

myotome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In vertebrate embryonic development, a group of tissues formed from any particular one of the somites that develop into the body wall muscle. .
  2. In neurology, a group of muscles innervated from a particular spinal segment; the division of innervation reflects the embryology of the various somites.
  3. A surgical instrument for performing myotomy.

Word forms

myotome myotomes

Etymology

From myo- + -tome.

Synonyms

myocomma myomere

Derived words

dermatomyotome myotomal myotomic
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