myotome


myo·tome

noun \ˈmī-ə-ˌtōm\

Definition of MYOTOME

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

Origin of MYOTOME

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1894

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