sclerotome

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Etymology[edit]

sclero- +‎ -tome

Noun[edit]

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sclerotome (plural sclerotomes)

  1. (surgery) A knife used in sclerotomy
  2. (anatomy) A segmented mass of mesenchymal tissue, in a somite, that develops into the ribs

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