1The dorsal part of each somite in a vertebrate embryo, giving rise to the skeletal musculature.
〔胚〕生肌节。比较DERMATOME，SCLEROTOME
Compare with dermatome, sclerotome
Example sentencesExamples
Each somite pair corresponds to a myotome in vertebrates or to an adult segment in annelids and arthropods.
These tissues are composites of lateral plate derived connective tissues and the migratory population of the myotome.
Third, the partitioning of different fiber types within the myotome allows homogenous samples of each fiber type to be easily removed and tested in vitro.
1.1Each of the muscle blocks along either side of the spine in vertebrates (especially fish and amphibians).
肌节，同神经肌组。亦称MYOMERE
Also called myomere
Example sentencesExamples
The muscles of the body are segmented into blocks called myotomes.
The anatomy of ray-finned fish shows many of the characteristics common to all chordates: pharyngeal slits, a nerve cord, and body wall muscles arranged in myotomes, or segmented blocks.
In vertebrates finally, the organization of muscles into myotomes for swimming has long been considered of crucial adaptative importance.
All these muscles belong to the fifth cervical to first thoracic myotomes.
In addition, the entire muscle is rarely active simultaneously, and positive work is done in some portions of the myotome and negative work in others.
Definition of myotome in US English:
myotome
nounˈmīəˌtōmˈmaɪəˌtoʊm
Embryology
1The dorsal part of each somite in a vertebrate embryo, giving rise to the skeletal musculature.
〔胚〕生肌节。比较DERMATOME，SCLEROTOME
Compare with dermatome, sclerotome
Example sentencesExamples
Third, the partitioning of different fiber types within the myotome allows homogenous samples of each fiber type to be easily removed and tested in vitro.
These tissues are composites of lateral plate derived connective tissues and the migratory population of the myotome.
Each somite pair corresponds to a myotome in vertebrates or to an adult segment in annelids and arthropods.
1.1Each of the muscle blocks along either side of the spine in vertebrates (especially fish and amphibians).
肌节，同神经肌组。亦称MYOMERE
Also called myomere
Example sentencesExamples
In addition, the entire muscle is rarely active simultaneously, and positive work is done in some portions of the myotome and negative work in others.
In vertebrates finally, the organization of muscles into myotomes for swimming has long been considered of crucial adaptative importance.
The muscles of the body are segmented into blocks called myotomes.
All these muscles belong to the fifth cervical to first thoracic myotomes.
The anatomy of ray-finned fish shows many of the characteristics common to all chordates: pharyngeal slits, a nerve cord, and body wall muscles arranged in myotomes, or segmented blocks.