myotome

Meaning

Noun

  • In vertebrate embryonic development, a group of tissues formed from any particular one of the somites that develop into the body wall muscle. .
  • In neurology, a group of muscles innervated from a particular spinal segment; the division of innervation reflects the embryology of the various somites. Compare: dermatome.
  • A surgical instrument for performing myotomy.

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