epimere

plural epimeres

1. biologyOne of the segments of the transverse axis, or the so-called homonymous parts; as, for example, one of the several segments of the extremities in vertebrates

   Four pairs of the leg epimeres are distinctly divided by a sejugal interval into two groups.

   1978, Acta Universitatis Carolinae: Biologica

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   The mesoderm next becomes differentiated into three regions: a dorsal region, called the epimere, which lies to each side of the neural tube; a middle region called the mesomere or nephrotome, situated lateral and ventral to the epimere

   1922, Libbie Hyman, Hyman's Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy

2. biologyone of the similar segments in plants, as in a segmented leaf.