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(sklĕr′ō̍-tōm or sklēr′ō̍-tōm)

Noun.

[Gr.

σκληρόσ

hard +

τέμνειν

to cut.]

(Zool.)

One of the bony, cartilaginous, or membranous partitions which separate the myotomes.

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Sclerˊo-tom′ic

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Adj.

sclerotome ‎(plural sclerotomes)

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

in surgery

in anatomy