somite

IPA: sʌmaɪt

(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.
(anatomy) A metamere, one of a series of segments, arranged longitudinally, of which some animals are composed.

Examples of "somite" in Sentences

Somites are chevron shaped past the cloaca.
The five posterior somites of the thorax form the pereon.
The next tissues to enter are the notochord and somite precursors.
The ovipositor or penis is withdrawn into the first opisthosomal somite.
The ventral side of the first abdominal somite has central lump or point.
Embryos are carried in paired or single sacs attached to first abdominal somite.
The coelom of the body forms from a split of the mesoderm along the somite axis.