| Name: | somite |
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| Synonyms: | somitic mesoderm |
| Definition: | Undifferentiated mesodermal components of early trunk or tail segments or metameres, derived from paraxial mesoderm; forms myotomes, sclerotomes and perhaps dermatomes. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000155] |
| Name: | mesenchyme |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | A mesh-like cell arrangement, less compact than an epithelium. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000393] |