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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.

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Other Words From

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sclerotome1

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

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Example Sentences

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

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

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