myotome
/ (ˈmaɪəˌtəʊm) /
noun
any segment of embryonic mesoderm that develops into skeletal muscle in the adult
any of the segmentally arranged blocks of muscle in lower vertebrates such as fishes
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Example sentences from the Web for myotome
The basisphenoid is a little bone above the myotome or tube in which runs the rectus muscle of the eye.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) |David Starr JordanHe describes in the dorsal part the formation of myotome and sclerotome, as in the Craniota.
The Origin of Vertebrates |Walter Holbrook GaskellAt first the myotome (Fig. 159, A) is confined to the dorsal region on each side of the spinal cord and notochord.
The Origin of Vertebrates |Walter Holbrook Gaskell
Medical definitions for myotome
myotome
[ mī′ə-tōm′ ]
n.
The segment of a somite in a vertebrate embryo that differentiates into skeletal muscle.
muscle plate
A muscle or group of muscles derived from one somite and innervated by a single segment of a spinal nerve.
A knife for dividing muscle.