somite: Meaning and Definition of
so•mite
Pronunciation: (sō'mīt), [key]
— n.
- any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- one member of a series of paired segments into which the thickened dorsal zone of mesoderm is divided.
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