somital

Variant of somite

somite definition

so·mite (sō′mīt′)

noun

  1. metamere
  2. a blocklike segment of mesodermal tissue in the vertebrate embryo, giving rise to muscle, bone, etc.

Etymology: < soma + -ite

Related Forms:

  • somitic so·mit′ic (-mit′ik) adjective or somital so′·mi·tal (-mit'l)

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