| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | so·ma |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  s  m |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. so·ma·ta (-m-t) or so·mas
1. The entire body of an organism, exclusive of the germ cells. 2. See cell body. 3. The body of an individual as contrasted with the mind or psyche. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin sma, from Greek, body. See teu- in Appendix I.
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