\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.