myotome

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noun

In vertebrate embryonic development, a group of tissues formed from any particular one of the somites that develop into the body wall muscle. .

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myomeremyocomma
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Meanings

nounmyotome (plural myotomes)

plural myotomes

  1. biologyIn vertebrate embryonic development, a group of tissues formed from any particular one of the somites that develop into the body wall muscle. .

    Synonyms: myomere

  2. biologyIn neurology, a group of muscles innervated from a particular spinal segment; the division of innervation reflects the embryology of the various somites.
  3. biologyA surgical instrument for performing myotomy.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn vertebrate embryonic development, a group of tissues formed from any particular one of the somites that develop into the body wall muscle. .

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myomere
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myocomma

Origin

From myo- + -tome.

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APA

myotome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myotome

MLA

“myotome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myotome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “myotome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myotome.

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