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somatic
[ soh-mat-ik, suh- ]
adjective
- of the body; bodily; physical.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to the body wall of an animal.
- Cell Biology. pertaining to or affecting the somatic cells, as distinguished from the germ cells.
somatic
/ əʊˈæɪ /
adjective
- of or relating to the soma
somatic cells
- of or relating to an animal body or body wall as distinct from the viscera, limbs, and head
- of or relating to the human body as distinct from the mind
a somatic disease
somatic
- Relating to the body.
- ◆ The cells of the body with the exception of the reproductive cells (gametes) are known as somatic cells.
- See Note at mitosis
Derived Forms
- ˈپ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·i·· adjective
- ܲȴ·i adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of somatic1
Example Sentences
“The breathwork was completely somatic, like no thoughts going in,” he said.
“This one felt like a really nice somatic journey because it’s a healing one. It’s a joyful one. It’s one that has a happy, desired outcome ending.”
A somatic therapist and actor, he lost most of his most treasured possessions, including the irreplaceable Tibetan singing bowls and gongs he’s collected over 15 years of world travels.
With this new blueprint in hand, the team studied 74 Fuji clonal varieties and identified significant somatic variations -- mutations that occur during the plant's lifetime rather than being inherited.
Prenatal genome editing sits within the broader spectrum of human genome editing, which ranges from germline, where the changes are heritable, to somatic cell, where the patient’s descendants won’t inherit the changes.
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