myotome
noun
myo·tome
ˈmī-ə-ˌtōm 
: the portion of an embryonic somite from which skeletal musculature is produced
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myotome
noun
myo·tome
ˈmī-ə-ˌtōm
1
: the portion of an embryonic somite from which skeletal musculature is produced
called also muscle plate
2
: an instrument for myotomy
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