MYOTOME


Meaning of MYOTOME in English

ˈmīəˌtōm noun

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary my- + -tome

1.

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

b. : myocomma

c. : the muscles of a metamere especially in a segmented invertebrate

2. : an instrument for myotomy

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