muscle plate (muslplat)

A primitive segment of the mesoderm of an embryo destined to become a muscle or series of muscles; a myo comma, myomere, or myotome. Also called muscular plate. Most of the voluntary muscles of the body are developed from a series of portions of mesoderm which termed the muscle -plates. are Quain, Anat., II. 132. muscle-plum (mus'l-plum), n. A dark-purple plum. Hall i well . 3905