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Somite

So′mite

(sō′mīt)
,
Noun.
[Gr.
σῶμα
body.]
(Anat. & Zool.)
One of the actual or ideal serial segments of which an animal, esp. an articulate or vertebrate, is composed; somatome; metamere.
So-mitˊic
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,
Adj.

Definition 2024


Somite

Somite

See also: somite

German

Noun

Somite m

  1. plural of Somit

somite

somite

See also: Somite

English

Noun

somite (plural somites)

  1. (embryology) One of the paired masses of mesoderm distributed along the sides of the neural tube that will eventually become dermis, skeletal muscle, or vertebrae.
  2. (anatomy) A metamere, one of a series of segments, arranged longitudinally, of which some animals are composed.

Derived terms


French

Noun

somite m (plural somites)

  1. (biology, entomology) somite

Italian

Noun

somite m (plural somiti)

  1. (biology, entomology) somite