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Definition of Somite

1. Noun. One of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally.

Definition of Somite

1. n. One of the actual or ideal serial segments of which an animal, esp. an articulate or vertebrate, is composed; somatome; metamere.

Definition of Somite

1. Noun. (embryology) One of the paired masses of mesoderm distributed along the sides of the neural tube that will eventually become dermis, skeletal muscle, or vertebrae. ¹

2. Noun. (anatomy) A metamere, one of a series of segments, arranged longitudinally, of which some animals are composed. ¹

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Definition of Somite

1. a longitudinal segment of the body of some animals [n -S] : SOMITAL, SOMITIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Somite

1. 1. One of the actual or ideal serial segments of which an animal, especially. An articulate or vertebrate, is is composed; somatome; metamere. Somitic. 2. Segmentally arranged blocks of mesoderm lying on either side of the notochord and neural tube during development of the vertebrate embryo. Somites are formed sequentially, starting at the head. Each somite will give rise to muscle from the myotome region), spinal column (from the sclerotome) and dermis (from dermatome). (04 Mar 1998)

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