Associations to the word «Somite»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

SOMITE, noun. One of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats