perisomatic1
/ˌpɛrɪsəˈmatɪk/Zoology rare
adjective
Of or relating to the body wall of an echinoderm.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Huxley (1825–1895), biologist and science educationist. From perisome + -atic, after somatic.
perisomatic2
/ˌpɛrɪsəˈmatɪk/Histology
adjective
Located or occurring around or near the cell body (soma) of a neuron.
Origin
1960s. From peri- + somatic.