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sclerotome

[skleer-uh-tohm, skler-]

noun

  1. Embryology.,  the part of a mesodermal somite contributing to the development of the vertebrae and ribs.

  2. Surgery.,  an instrument for use in performing a sclerotomy.

  3. Zoology.,  a fibrous partition separating successive myotomes.



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Other Word Forms

  • sclerotomic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sclerotome1

First recorded in 1855–60; sclero- + -tome

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