myotome
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myotome (plural myotomes)
- (biology, medicine) In vertebrate embryonic development, a group of tissues formed from any particular one of the somites that develop into the body wall muscle. Synonym: myomere.
- (biology, medicine) In neurology, a group of muscles innervated from a particular spinal segment; the division of innervation reflects the embryology of the various somites.
- (biology, medicine) A surgical instrument for performing myotomy.
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- (innervation distribution): dermatome (skin analogue)