noun Download 🔗Share One of the paired masses of mesoderm distributed along the sides of the neural tube that will eventually become dermis, skeletal muscle, or vertebrae. Examples : "As the chick embryo developed, the rows of somites were clearly visible alongside its forming spinal cord, promising future muscle and bone. " anatomy biology body physiology medicine organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A metamere, one of a series of segments, arranged longitudinally, of which some animals are composed. Examples : "The developing embryo's body plan is evident as distinct somites, which will eventually form vertebrae and muscles. " anatomy biology organism body part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
