Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epimere

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: epimere
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the segments of the transverse axis, or the so-called homonymous parts; as, for example, one of the several segments of the extremities in vertebrates

noun

one of the similar segments in plants, as in a segmented leaf.

Example Sentences

"Four pairs of the leg epimeres are distinctly divided by a sejugal interval into two groups."
"The mesoderm next becomes differentiated into three regions: a dorsal region, called the epimere, which lies to each side of the neural tube; a middle region called the mesomere or nephrotome, situated lateral and ventral to the epimere"

Etymology

From epi- + -mere.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: epi
Suffix: mere

Inflected Forms

epimeres (plural)

Questions

What does epimere mean?: One of the segments of the transverse axis, or the so-called homonymous parts; as, for example, one of the several segments of the extremities in vertebrates
Where does epimere come from?: From epi- + -mere.

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