somite en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsoʊmaɪt/ (US)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English soma Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English somite From soma + -ite.
Meanings
- One of the paired masses of mesoderm distributed along the sides of the neural tube that will eventually become dermis, skeletal muscle, or vertebrae.
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A metamere, one of a series of segments, arranged longitudinally, of which some animals are composed.
pedigerous somite
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| somites | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
somitogenesis · protosomite · somitic · somital · somitomere · presomite · urosomite
Translations (8)
ru сомит (somite) · pl somit (somite) · pl praczłon (somite) · la somitus (somite) · cs somit (somite) · de Somit (somite) · cs prvodílec (somite) · ar جُسَيْدَة (somite)