somitomere

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noun

In the developing vertebrate embryo, one of the loose masses of paraxial mesoderm derived cells that form along each side of the neural tube towards the end of the third gestational week.

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Meanings

nounsomitomere (plural somitomeres)

plural somitomeres · alternative somatomere

  1. In the developing vertebrate embryo, one of the loose masses of paraxial mesoderm derived cells that form along each side of the neural tube towards the end of the third gestational week.

Origin

From somite + -o- + -mere.

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APA

somitomere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somitomere

MLA

“somitomere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somitomere. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “somitomere,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somitomere.

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