Definitions for sclerotome
sclerotome
scle·ro·tome
Spelling: [skleer-uh-tohm, skler-]
IPA: /ˈsklɪər əˌtoʊm, ˈsklɛr-/
Sclerotome is a 10 letter English word.
You can make 631 anagrams from letters in sclerotome (ceelmoorst).
Definitions for sclerotome
noun
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Embryology. the part of a mesodermal somite contributing to the development of the vertebrae and ribs.
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Surgery. an instrument for use in performing a sclerotomy.
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Zoology. a fibrous partition separating successive myotomes.
Origin of sclerotome
First recorded in 1855-60; sclero- + -tome
Examples for sclerotome
He describes in the dorsal part the formation of myotome and sclerotome, as in the Craniota.