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noun
1.
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
2.
Embryology. one member of a series of paired segments into which the thickened dorsal zone of mesoderm is divided.
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Somite
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| somite (ˈsəʊmaɪt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | embryol any of a series of dorsal paired segments of mesoderm occurring along the notochord in vertebrate embryos. It develops into muscle and bone in the adult animal |
| 2. | zoology another name for metamere |
| [C19: from Greek sōma a body] | |
| somital | |
| —adj | |
| somitic | |
| —adj | |
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somite so·mite (sō'mīt')
n.
A segmental mass of mesoderm in the vertebrate embryo, occurring in pairs along the notochord and developing into muscles and vertebrae.
See metamere.
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