somal

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adjective

Of or related to the soma, or cell body, of a neuron.

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Meanings

somal1

adjectivesomal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or related to the soma, or cell body, of a neuron.

    Gubernick, Sengelaub, and Kurz (1993) reported that mPOA neuron somal size increased in females following pregnancy, parturition and the initiation of maternal behavior.

    2007 December 11, Craig Howard Kinsley, Massimo Bardi, Kate Karelina, Brandi Rima, Lillian Christon, Julia Friedenberg, Garrett Griffin, “Motherhood Induces and Maintains Behavioral and Neural Plasticity across the Lifespan in the Rat”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, volume 37, number 1, →DOI

Somal2

nounSomal (plural Somals or Somal)

plural Somals

  1. archaicArchaic form of Somali.

Origin

somal · adjective

From soma + -al.

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Somal · noun

Clipping of Somali.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lomasSalmoSmolasloam
Cite this entry
APA

somal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somal

MLA

“somal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “somal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somal.

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