n 1  :  the portion of an embryonic somite from which skeletal musculature is produced - called also muscle plate   2  :  an instrument for myotomy myo*to*mal adj 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  myo·ede·ma  myo-oedema  my·ot·o·my 
 
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