somite
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (America) IPA: /ˈsoʊmaɪt/
somite (plural somites)
- (embryology) One of the paired masses of mesoderm distributed along the sides of the neural tube that will eventually become dermis, skeletal muscle, or vertebrae.
- (anatomy) A metamere, one of a series of segments, arranged longitudinally, of which some animals are composed.
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