noun
soma
SOH-muh
noun
1
The whole physical body of an organism, as opposed to the mind or soul.
"The therapy focuses on the soma as much as the mind."
2
In biology, the main body of a neuron, containing its nucleus.
"Signals from the dendrites reach the soma before travelling down the axon."
How to Use Soma
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe physical body, or in biology, the main cell body of a nerve cell.
Word Forms
somas plural, somata plural
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek sôma, "body".