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myotome

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myotome [′mīยทə‚tōm]
(anatomy)
A group of muscles innervated by a single spinal nerve.
(embryology)
The muscle plate that differentiates into myomeres.
(engineering)
An instrument used to divide a muscle.


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Preservation of voluntary motor unit potentials was observed in all tested myotomes in 10 patients, and voluntary motor unit potentials were absent in some myotomes in 4 patients.
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The term myotome refers to the group of muscles innervated by a specific root.
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She has no neurological signs in that dermatomes, myotomes, and reflexes are all normal.
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