somite – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
somite
n.
metamere, any of a number of segments that are arranged one next to the other in the body of certain animals (Zoology); layer of embryonic cells from which the muscles and vertebrae develop (Embryology)
Somite
A somite is a division of the body of an animal or embryo.
somite
Noun
1. one of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally
(synonym) metamere
(hypernym) segment
somite
nm.
somite, metamere, any of a number of segments that are arranged one next to the other in the body of certain animals (Zoology); layer of embryonic cells from which the muscles and vertebrae develop (Embryology)
Somite
(n.)
One of the actual or ideal serial segments of which an animal, esp. an articulate or vertebrate, is is composed; somatome; metamere.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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