somite

/ˈsoʊmaɪt/

IPA: /S AH0 M AY0 T/

noun

1
One of the paired masses of mesoderm distributed along the sides of the neural tube that will eventually become dermis, skeletal muscle, or vertebrae.
2
A metamere, one of a series of segments, arranged longitudinally, of which some animals are composed.

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