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noun
One of the paired masses of mesoderm distributed along the sides of the neural tube that will eventually become dermis, skeletal muscle, or vertebrae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: embryology, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A metamere, one of a series of segments, arranged longitudinally, of which some animals are composed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
one of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: metamere
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: segment
History
Etymology tree English soma Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English somite From soma + -ite.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
