The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sclerotome
Sclerotome \Scler"o*tome\ (skl[e^]r"[-o]*t[=o]m or skl[=e]r"[-o]*t[=o]m), n. [Gr. sklhro`s hard + te`mnein to cut.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the bony, cartilaginous, or membranous partitions which separate the myotomes. -- Scler`o*tom"ic, a.
Wiktionary
sclerotome
n. 1 (context surgery English) A knife used in sclerotomy 2 (context anatomy English) A segmented mass of mesenchymal tissue, in a somite, that develops into the ribs