somite

== English == === Etymology === From soma + -ite. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈsoʊmaɪt/ Rhymes: -əʊmaɪt === Noun === somite (plural somites) (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. (anatomy) A metamere, one of a series of segments, arranged longitudinally, of which some animals are composed. ==== Translations ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Tomeis, mitose, osmite, Moetis == French == === Noun === somite m (plural somites) (biology, entomology) somite === Further reading === “somite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /soˈmi.te/ Rhymes: -ite Hyphenation: so‧mì‧te === Noun === somite m (plural somiti) (biology, entomology) somite === Anagrams === Simeto, estimo, estimò, teismo