myotome
In vertebrate embryonic development, a group of tissues formed from any particular one…In vertebrate embryonic development, a group of tissues formed from any particular one of the somites that develop into the body wall muscle. .
Meaning
3 sensesIn 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.
A surgical instrument for performing myotomy.
Origin
From myo- + -tome.From myo- + -tome.
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