somatic
/səʊˈmætɪk/adjective
उच्चारण सोमैटिक
शारीरिक, दैहिक
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adjective
- 1
technical
connected with the body rather than the mind
शारीरिक, दैहिक
- The patient had somatic symptoms such as headaches and back pain.
- Stress can show itself in somatic complaints.
Synonyms bodily physical
Opposite mental psychological
- 2
[only before noun] biology
(of cells) forming the body of a plant or animal, as opposed to the cells used for reproduction
कायिक (कोशिका)
- Somatic cells divide by mitosis.
- Changes in somatic cells are not passed on to children.
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Somatic cells divide by mitosis, while sex cells (gametes) are formed by meiosis.
Somatic cells का विभाजन mitosis से होता है, जबकि sex cells (gametes) meiosis से बनती हैं।