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soma - 12 dictionary results

so⋅ma

1[soh-muh]
–noun, plural -ma⋅ta [-muh-tuh] , -mas. Biology.
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.

Origin:
1830–40; < NL < Gk sôma body

so⋅ma

2[soh-muh]
–noun
haoma (def. 1).

Origin:
1820–30; < Skt

So⋅ma

[soh-muh]
Pharmacology, Trademark.
a brand of carisoprodol.

-soma

a var. of -some 3 , used esp. in the formation of names of zoological genera: Schistosoma.

Origin:
< NL < Gk sôma

-some

3
a combining form meaning “body,” used in the formation of compound words: chromosome.
Also, -soma.


Origin:
< Gk sôma body; see soma 1
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
  1. The entire body of an organism, exclusive of the germ cells.
  2. See cell body.
  3. The body of an individual as contrasted with the mind or psyche.

[New Latin sōma, from Greek, body; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.]
so·ma 2   (sō'mə)   
n.  An intoxicating or hallucinogenic beverage, used as an offering to the Hindu gods and consumed by participants in Vedic ritual sacrifices.

[Sanskrit somaḥ; akin to sunoti, he presses.]

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.
Language Translation for : soma
Spanish: bolsa; bolso,
German: die Tasche,
Japanese:

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.

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 : CELL BODY

soma so·ma (sō'mə)
n. pl. so·mas or so·ma·ta (-mə-tə)

  1. The entire body of an organism, exclusive of the germ cells.
  2. The axial part of a body, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.
  3. The body of a person as contrasted with the mind or psyche.
  4. See cell body.

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