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Somite
/ˈsoʊmaɪt/
One of the paired masses of mesoderm distributed along the sides of the neural tube that will eventually become dermis, skeletal muscle, or vertebrae.
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noun
- 1
One of the paired masses of mesoderm distributed along the sides of the neural tube that will eventually become dermis, skeletal muscle, or vertebrae.
- 2
A metamere, one of a series of segments, arranged longitudinally, of which some animals are composed.
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