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somite

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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.
[Greek sma, body; see soma1 + -ite.]
so·mitic (s-mtk) adj.
somite [ˈsəʊmaɪt]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology another name for metamere
[from Greek sōma a body]
somital  [ˈsəʊmɪtəl], somitic [səʊˈmɪtɪk] adj
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Noun1.somite - one of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinallysomite - 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"
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