Plural of soma
regular plural
The plural of soma is somas or somata.
Forms of soma
| Singular | soma /ˈsoʊmə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | somas somata |
| Countable | countable |
Somas and somata in a sentence
- The software Neuroexplorer was used for morphometrical and quantitative analyses of reconstructed cells, including total dendritic length and distances between somata and putative synaptic contacts.2015, Yoshiyuki Kubota et al., “Functional effects of distinct innervation styles of pyramidal cells by fast spiking cortical…. From the entry morphometrical
- As a consequence, the peak values of the distribution of inputs were sometimes centred on the somata, although somata are mostly devoid of excitatory synapses (Figs 2 and 3 ).2009 January 18, Leopoldo Petreanu et al., “The subcellular organization of neocortical excitatory connections”, in Nature, volume 457…. From the entry somata
Meaning of soma
- noun The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.
- noun The body of an organism in contrast to the germ cells.
- noun The bulbous part of a neuron, containing the cell nucleus.
Questions about the plural of soma
- What is the plural of soma?
- The plural of soma is somas or somata.
- Which is correct, somas or somata?
- Both are used. somas is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is soma countable?
- Soma is a countable noun.
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