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somite
[ soh-mahyt ]
/ ˈsoʊ maɪt /
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noun
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
Embryology. one member of a series of paired segments into which the thickened dorsal zone of mesoderm is divided.
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OTHER WORDS FROM somite
so·mi·tal [soh-mi-tl], /ˈsoʊ mɪ tl/, so·mit·ic [soh-mit-ik], /soʊˈmɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby somite
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British Dictionary definitions for somite
somite
/ (ˈsəʊmaɪt) /
noun
embryol any of a series of dorsal paired segments of mesoderm occurring along the notochord in vertebrate embryos. It develops into muscle and bone in the adult animal
zoology another name for metamere
Derived forms of somite
somital (ˈsəʊmɪtəl) or somitic (səʊˈmɪtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for somite
C19: from Greek sōma a body
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