myelomere

noun

my·​e·​lo·​mere

ˈmīəlōˌmi(ə)r

plural -s

: any of the segments of the developing central nervous system corresponding with a mesoblastic somite on either side

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary myel- + -mere

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