sclerotome
/skleer-uh-tohm, skler-/US // ˈsklɪər əˌtoʊm, ˈsklɛr- //
硬质体,硬化体,硬质部,硬质层
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Embryology. the part of a mesodermal somite contributing to the development of the vertebrae and ribs.
- : Surgery. an instrument for use in performing a sclerotomy.
- : Zoology. a fibrous partition separating successive myotomes.
Examples
Such segments have received the name of sclerotomes, and each sclerotome corresponds to one spinal segment.
He describes in the dorsal part the formation of myotome and sclerotome, as in the Craniota.
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