myotome

Meanings

Plural: myotomes

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

From myo- + -tome.

Synonyms

myocomma, myomere

Scrabble Score: 14

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