Medical term:
myomere
myomere
[mi´o-mēr]myotome; the muscle plate or portion of a somite that develops into voluntary muscle.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
my·o·tome
(mī'ō-tōm),1. A knife for dividing muscle.
2. In embryos, that part of the somite that develops into skeletal muscle. Synonym(s): muscle plate
3. All muscles derived from one somite and innervated by one segmental spinal nerve.
4. In primitive vertebrates, the muscular part of a metamere. Synonym(s): myomere
[myo- + G. tomos, a cut]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
my·o·tome
(mī'ō-tōm)1. A knife for dividing muscle.
2. In embryos, that part of the somite that develops into skeletal muscle.
Synonym(s): muscle plate.
Synonym(s): muscle plate.
3. All muscles derived from one somite and innervated by one segmental spinal nerve.
4. In primitive vertebrates, the muscular part of a metamere.
Synonym(s): myomere.
Synonym(s): myomere.
[myo- + G. tomos, a cut]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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