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sclerotome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scle-ro-tome
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A knife used in sclerotomy

noun

A segmented mass of mesenchymal tissue, in a somite, that develops into the ribs

Etymology

From sclero- + -tome.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

sclerotomes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sclerotomal sclerotomic dermatome myotome syndetome

Questions

What does sclerotome mean?
A knife used in sclerotomy
Where does sclerotome come from?
From sclero- + -tome.

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