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-soma
| a var. of -some 3 , used esp. in the formation of names of zoological genera: Schistosoma. |
Origin:
< NL < Gk sôma
< NL < Gk sôma

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| cell body n. The portion of a nerve cell that contains the nucleus but does not incorporate the dendrites or axon. Also called soma1. |
so·ma 1 (sō'mə) n. pl. so·ma·ta (-mə-tə) or so·mas
[New Latin sōma, from Greek, body; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Soma
So"ma\ (s[=o]"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. sw^ma, sw`matos, the body.] (Anat.) The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail. --B. G. Wilder.
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Language Translation for : soma
Spanish:
bolsa; bolso,
German:
die Tasche,
Japanese:
袋
soma
name of an intoxicant used in ancient Vedic ritual, prepared from the juice of some plant, from Skt. soma, from PIE *seu- "juice," from base *seue- "to take liquid" (see sup (2)). In "Brave New World" (1932), the name of a state-dispensed narcotic producing euphoria and hallucination.
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Main Entry: so·ma
Pronunciation: 'sO-m&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural so·ma·ta /'sO-m&t-&/ or somas
1 : the body of an organism
2 : all of an organism except the germ cells
3 :
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soma so·ma (sō'mə)
n. pl. so·mas or so·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
- The entire body of an organism, exclusive of the germ cells.
- The axial part of a body, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.
- The body of a person as contrasted with the mind or psyche.
- See cell body.
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