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somatoschisis

/ˌsoʊmətəˈskɪsɪs/

somatoschisis noun: a congenital fissure of the body wall or trunk.

Noun

somatoschisis (uncountable)

  1. A congenital fissure of the body wall or trunk.

Origin of somatoschisis

From somato- + schisis, from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

Questions about somatoschisis

What does somatoschisis mean?
Somatoschisis means a congenital fissure of the body wall or trunk.
What part of speech is somatoschisis?
Somatoschisis is a noun.
How do you pronounce somatoschisis?
Somatoschisis is pronounced /ˌsoʊmətəˈskɪsɪs/.

Words near somatoschisis in the dictionary

  1. somatopleures
  2. somatopleuric
  3. somatopsychic
  4. somatorelin
  5. somatorepresentation
  6. somatoschisis
  7. somatoscopic
  8. somatoscopy
  9. somatosensation
  10. somatosensations
  11. somatosensitive

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