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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSomatic tissue
/səʊˈmæt.ɪk ˈtɪʃ.uː/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Any tissue of a plant or animal other than the reproductive germ cells; body tissue that does not pass on genetic material to offspring.
"Mutations occurring in somatic tissue affect only the individual and are not inherited by future generations." - 2
In physiology and neurology, tissues associated with the structural framework of the body, including skin, skeletal muscles, and bones.
"The physical trauma caused localized damage to the somatic tissue surrounding the joint."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word 'sōmatikos', meaning 'of the body' (from 'sōma', body), combined with the Middle English 'tisshe', originating from Old French 'tistre' (to weave). The term emerged in modern biological and medical terminology to distinguish the structural and functional cells of a multicellular organism from germline cells.
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tissu somatique
Transliteration: tisy so.mat.ik
"Les mutations du tissu somatique ne sont pas transmissibles à la descendance."
somatisches Gewebe
Transliteration: zoˈmaːtɪʃəs ˈɡeːvəbə
"Somatisches Gewebe bildet den Hauptteil des Körperaufbaus."
tessuto somatico
Transliteration: tesˈsuː.to soˈmaː.ti.ko
"Il danno al tessuto somatico può causare infiammazione locale."
tejido somático
Transliteration: teˈxi.ðo soˈma.ti.ko
"El ADN del tejido somático no se transmite a la descendencia."
tecido somático
Transliteration: teˈsi.du suˈma.ti.ku
"As células do tecido somático realizam mitose."
दैहिक ऊतक
Transliteration: daihik ūtak
"दैहिक ऊतक में होने वाले परिवर्तन अगली पीढ़ी में नहीं जाते।"
体细胞组织
Transliteration: tǐ xì bāo zǔ zhī
"体细胞组织的突变不会遗传给后代。"
체세포 조직
Transliteration: che-se-po jo-jik
"체세포 조직의 손상은 자손에게 유전되지 않습니다."
体細胞組織
Transliteration: taisaihō soshiki
"体細胞組織の変異は次世代に遺伝しません。"
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