Myomere
/ˈmaɪ.əˌmɪər/noun
A segment of muscle tissue, especially one of the repeated muscle blocks found in fish and other chordates.
Did you know?In many fish, myomeres form distinctive W-shaped blocks whose arrangement helps transmit waves of contraction along the body for swimming.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mus-
“Mouse; a small creature associated with the idea of muscle”
Ancient Greek
Greek
μῦς (mys), μυός (myos)
“Muscle; originally also mouse”
Ancient Greek
Greek
μέρος (meros)
“Part, portion, or segment”
19th Century
Scientific English
myo-
“Combining form meaning muscle, from Greek μυός”
19th Century
Scientific English
-mere
“Combining form meaning a segment or part, from Greek μέρος”
Modern English
English
myomere
“A muscle segment, especially one of the serial blocks in fish or chordates”