somite
See also: Somite
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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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somite m (plural somites)
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- “somite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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somite m (plural somiti)