myotome

noun myo·tome \ˈmī-ə-ˌtōm\

Definition of MYOTOME

: the portion of an embryonic somite from which skeletal musculature is produced

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1894

Medical Dictionary

noun myo·tome \ˈmī-ə-ˌtōm\

: the portion of an embryonic somite from which skeletal musculature is produced—called also muscle plate

: an instrument for myotomy

—myo·to·mal \ˌmī-ə-ˈtō-məl\ adjective

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