somite

[ soh-mahyt ]
/ ˈsoʊ maɪt /

noun

any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
Embryology. one member of a series of paired segments into which the thickened dorsal zone of mesoderm is divided.

Origin of somite

First recorded in 1865–70; som(a)1 + -ite1

OTHER WORDS FROM somite

so·mi·tal [soh-mi-tl] /ˈsoʊ mɪ tl/, so·mit·ic [soh-mit-ik] /soʊˈmɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby somite

somewhere along the line, somewheres, somewhile, somewhither, somewise, somite, somme, sommelier, sommerfeld, somnambulate, somnambulism

British Dictionary definitions for somital

somite
/ (ˈsəʊmaɪt) /

noun

embryol any of a series of dorsal paired segments of mesoderm occurring along the notochord in vertebrate embryos. It develops into muscle and bone in the adult animal
zoology another name for metamere

Derived forms of somite

somital (ˈsəʊmɪtəl) or somitic (səʊˈmɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for somite

C19: from Greek sōma a body

Medical definitions for somital

somite
[ sō′mīt′ ]

n.

A segmental mass of mesoderm in the vertebrate embryo, occurring in pairs along the notochord and developing into muscles and vertebrae.
metamere