Word: myotomes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: myo
to
mes
Definition: Plural of myotome. In neurology, a group of muscles innervated from a particular spinal segment; the division of innervation reflects the embryology of the various somites. Compare: dermatome .
Morphemes:
Affix: myo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: muscle.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μῦς
Language: grc
Decoded: mus
Meaning: mouse; muscle
Affix: -tome
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A section or segment.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τέμνω
Language: grc
Decoded: temno
Meaning: to cut
Affix: -η
Language: grc
Decoded: -e
Meaning: o-grade
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).