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anatomical projection

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A projection or outgrowth of tissue from a larger body or organ. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_(anatomy) https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/39 ]

Synonyms: processus, projection

Term info

database cross reference
Subsets

common_anatomy, upper_level

plural term
ridges [ VSAO:0000180 ]

plural term
projections [ VSAO:0000180 ]

plural term
lamellae [ VSAO:0000180 ]

plural term
shelves [ VSAO:0000180 ]

plural term
processes [ VSAO:0000180 ]

plural term
flanges [ VSAO:0000180 ]

UBPROP 0000001

Anatomical structure that is a natural outgrowth, projection, or appendage. A process can be part of a bone, cartilage, tissue, fin, scale, etc.[VSAO], Anatomical structure that is a natural outgrowth, projection, or appendage. A process can be part of a bone, cartilage, or tissue.[AAO], Anatomical structure that is a natural outgrowth, projection, or appendage. A process can be part of a bone, cartilage, tissue, fin, scale, etc.[TAO]

contributor

https://github.com/wdahdul, https://github.com/cmungall

editor note

should be declared disjoint from organ, but in some ontologies (e.g. ZFA), structures such as neural spines are classified as bones (and hence organs)

has related synonym

protrusion, anatomical protrusion, spine

has broad synonym

process, anatomical process

has narrow synonym

projections, lamella, processes, papilla, lamellae, shelves, shelf, lamina, flanges, ridges, laminae, projection, process of organ, ridge, flange, organ process

id

UBERON:0004529

prefLabel

Process of organ, anatomical projection

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_4751, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_33208, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_33090

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