somite

See also: Somite

English

Etymology

soma +‎ -ite

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈsoʊmaɪt/

Noun

somite (plural somites)

(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.
(anatomy) A metamere, one of a series of segments, arranged longitudinally, of which some animals are composed.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Tomeis, mitose, osmite

French

Noun

somite m (plural somites)

(biology, entomology) somite

Further reading

“somite” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

somite m (plural somiti)

(biology, entomology) somite

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