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Medical Definition of Hypomere
1. 1. The portion of the myotome that extends ventrolaterally to form body-wall muscle, innervated by the primary ventral ramus of a spinal nerve. See: hypaxial. 2. Less commonly, the somatic and splanchnic layers of the lateral mesoderm which give rise to the lining of the celom. Origin: hypo-+ G. Meros, part (05 Mar 2000)