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so·mite  (smt)

n.

1. See metamere.

2. A segmental mass of mesoderm in the vertebrate embryo, occurring in pairs along the notochord and developing into muscles and vertebrae.

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[Greek sma, body; see soma¹ + -ite¹.]

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so·mitic (s-mtk) adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

somite - one of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally metamere segment - one of the parts into which something naturally divides; "a segment of an orange"