| 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: | muscle cell |
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| Synonyms: | myocyte, myofiber |
| Definition: | A mature contractile cell, commonly known as a myocyte, that forms one of three kinds of muscle. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009114] |