somitomere

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Etymology[edit]

somite +‎ -o- +‎ -mere

Noun[edit]

somitomere (plural somitomeres)

  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.
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