myotome

/ (ˈmaɪəˌtəʊm) /

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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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Words nearby myotome

myopsychopathy, myoscope, myosin, myosis, myosotis, myotome, myotomy, myotonia, Myra, Myrdal, myria-

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How to use myotome in a sentence

For each myotome there is a single nerve, which enters, as in the case of other fishes, the intermuscular septum.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
He describes in the dorsal part the formation of myotome and sclerotome, as in the Craniota.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell
At 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
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 Jordan