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myotome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
my-otome
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

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. .

noun

In neurology, a group of muscles innervated from a particular spinal segment; the division of innervation reflects the embryology of the various somites.

noun

A surgical instrument for performing myotomy.

Etymology

From myo- + -tome.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

myotomes (plural)

Derived Forms

dermatomyotome myotomal myotomic

Frequently Paired Words

dermatome dermatome sclerotome syndetome

Synonyms

myomere myocomma

Questions

What does myotome mean?
In vertebrate embryonic development, a group of tissues formed from any particular one of the somites that develop into the body wall muscle. .
Where does myotome come from?
From myo- + -tome.

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