somite

[ soh-mahyt ]

/ ˈsoʊ maɪt /

noun

any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.

Embryology. one member of a series of paired segments into which the thickened dorsal zone of mesoderm is divided.

Origin of somite

First recorded in 1865–70; som(a)¹ + -ite¹

OTHER WORDS FROM somite

so·mi·tal

[soh-mi-tl], /ˈsoʊ mɪ tl/, so·mit·ic

[soh-mit-ik], /soʊˈmɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby somite

somewheres, somewhile, somewhither, somewise, Sominex, somite, Somme, sommelier, Sommerfeld, somnambulate, somnambulism

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Example sentences from the Web for somite

But the mouth remains as an inpushing of the wall of the first somite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6|Various
(d) The appendages of the third somite (second post-oral) are clawless oral papillae.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6|Various
Only one somite following the first post-oral or mandibular segment has its appendages modified as jaws.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6|Various
In fact, more or less complete “excalation” of the somite takes place.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3|Various

Ventral tentacular cirrus of second somite of a thin or foliaceous and asymmetrical form.
Journal of Entomology and Zoology, Vol. 11. No. 1.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for somite

somite

/ (ˈsəʊmaɪt) /

noun

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

zoology another name for metamere

Derived forms of somite

somital (ˈsəʊmɪtəl) or somitic (səʊˈmɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for somite

C19: from Greek sōma a body

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Medical definitions for somite

somite

[ sō′mīt′ ]

n.

A segmental mass of mesoderm in the vertebrate embryo, occurring in pairs along the notochord and developing into muscles and vertebrae.

metamere

单词	somite
释义	somite [ soh-mahyt ] / ˈsoʊ maɪt / noun any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere. Embryology. one member of a series of paired segments into which the thickened dorsal zone of mesoderm is divided. Origin of somite First recorded in 1865–70; som(a)¹ + -ite¹ OTHER WORDS FROM somite so·mi·tal [soh-mi-tl], /ˈsoʊ mɪ tl/, so·mit·ic [soh-mit-ik], /soʊˈmɪt ɪk/, adjective Words nearby somite somewheres, somewhile, somewhither, somewise, Sominex, somite, Somme, sommelier, Sommerfeld, somnambulate, somnambulism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for somite But the mouth remains as an inpushing of the wall of the first somite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6\|Various (d) The appendages of the third somite (second post-oral) are clawless oral papillae. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6\|Various Only one somite following the first post-oral or mandibular segment has its appendages modified as jaws. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6\|Various In fact, more or less complete “excalation” of the somite takes place. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3\|Various Ventral tentacular cirrus of second somite of a thin or foliaceous and asymmetrical form. Journal of Entomology and Zoology, Vol. 11. No. 1.\|Various British Dictionary definitions for somite somite / (ˈsəʊmaɪt) / noun 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 zoology another name for metamere Derived forms of somite somital (ˈsəʊmɪtəl) or somitic (səʊˈmɪtɪk), adjective Word Origin for somite C19: from Greek sōma a body 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 somite somite [ sō′mīt′ ] n. A segmental mass of mesoderm in the vertebrate embryo, occurring in pairs along the notochord and developing into muscles and vertebrae. metamere The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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