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单词 soma
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soma

1
[ soh-muh ]
/ ˈsoʊ mə /
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noun, plural so·ma·ta [soh-muh-tuh], /ˈsoʊ mə tə/, so·mas.Biology.

the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.

Origin of soma

1
1830–40; <New Latin <Greek sôma body

Definition for soma (2 of 4)

soma2
[ soh-muh ]
/ ˈsoʊ mə /

noun

haoma (def. 1).

Origin of soma

2
Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1820–30

Definition for soma (3 of 4)

Soma
[ soh-muh ]
/ ˈsoʊ mə /

Pharmacology, Trademark.

a brand of carisoprodol.

Definition for soma (4 of 4)

-soma

a variant of -some3, used especially in the formation of names of zoological genera: Schistosoma.

Origin of -soma

<New Latin <Greek sôma
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British Dictionary definitions for soma (1 of 2)

soma1
/ (ˈsəʊmə) /

noun plural -mata (-mətə) or -mas

the body of an organism, esp an animal, as distinct from the germ cells

Word Origin for soma

C19: via New Latin from Greek sōma the body

British Dictionary definitions for soma (2 of 2)

soma2
/ (ˈsəʊmə) /

noun

an intoxicating plant juice drink used in Vedic rituals

Word Origin for soma

from Sanskrit
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for soma

soma
[ sōmə ]

n. pl. so•mas

The entire body of an organism, exclusive of the germ cells.
The axial part of a body, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.
The body of a person as contrasted with the mind or psyche.
cell body
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