| 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: | antero-posteriorly flattened |
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| Synonyms: | antero-posteriorly compressed |
| Definition: | A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being flattened along the antero-posterior axis. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002252] |