SCLEROTOME

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Scler″o‐tome (sklĕr″ō̍‐tōm or sklēr″ō̍‐tōm), n. [[Gr. σκληρόσ hard + τέμνειν to cut.]] (Zoöl.) One of the bony, cartilaginous, or membranous partitions which separate the myotomes. — Scler′o‐tom″ic (#), a.