myotome

/ ˈmaɪəˌtəʊm /

noun

1. any segment of embryonic mesoderm that develops into skeletal muscle in the adult
2. any of the segmentally arranged blocks of muscle in lower vertebrates such as fishes

Example Sentences

Transverse section of a human embryo of fourteen days. mr medullary tube, ch chorda. vu umbilical vein, mt myotome, mp middle plate, ug prorenal duct, lh body-cavity, e ectoderm, bh ventral skin, hf skin-fibre layer, df gut-fibre layer.

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