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prosomere

prosomere noun: any of the six subdivisions thought to compose the embryonic forebrain.

Noun

prosomere (plural prosomeres)

  1. Any of the six subdivisions thought to compose the embryonic forebrain
    • Based on the prosomeric model [40 –42 ], prethalamus corresponds to prosomere 3 (p3).2015 July 6, “Conserved Noncoding Sequences Regulate lhx5 Expression in the Zebrafish Forebrain”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of prosomere

pluralprosomeres

Origin of prosomere

From proso- + -mere.

Words formed from prosomere

Questions about prosomere

What does prosomere mean?
Prosomere means any of the six subdivisions thought to compose the embryonic forebrain.
What part of speech is prosomere?
Prosomere is a noun.
What is the plural of prosomere?
The plural of prosomere is prosomeres.

Words near prosomere in the dictionary

  1. prosomas
  2. prosomata
  3. prosomatic
  4. prosomatostatin
  5. prosome
  6. prosomere
  7. prosomeres
  8. prosomeric
  9. prosomes
  10. prosomite
  11. prosomites

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