sclerotome

[ skleer-uh-tohm, skler- ]

noun

1. Embryology. the part of a mesodermal somite contributing to the development of the vertebrae and ribs.
2. Surgery. an instrument for use in performing a sclerotomy.
3. Zoology. a fibrous partition separating successive myotomes.

Other Words From

• scle·ro·tom·ic [skleer-, uh, -, tom, -ik, skler-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sclerotome¹

First recorded in 1855–60; sclero- + -tome

Example Sentences

Such segments have received the name of sclerotomes, and each sclerotome corresponds to one spinal segment.

From Project Gutenberg

He describes in the dorsal part the formation of myotome and sclerotome, as in the Craniota.

From Project Gutenberg