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sclerotome

Syllabification: (scle·ro·tome)

Definition of sclerotome

noun

  • Embryology the part of each somite in a vertebrate embryo giving rise to bone or other skeletal tissue. Compare with dermatome, myotome.

sclerotome in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of sclerotome in the British & World English dictionary