Preferred Name |
ligament |
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Synonyms |
ligament organ |
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Definitions |
Dense regular connective tissue connecting two or more adjacent skeletal elements or supporting an organ. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000211 |
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definition |
Dense regular connective tissue connecting two or more adjacent skeletal elements or supporting an organ. |
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depiction |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Knee_diagram.svg |
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external_definition |
Nonparenchymatous organ that primarily consists of dense connective tissue aggregated into fasciculi by connective tissue. Examples: sutural ligament, radiate sternocostal ligament, ligament of liver, ovarian ligament[FMA][FMA:21496]. Portion of connective tissue that connects bone or cartilage.[TAO] |
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external_ontology_notes |
this groups both skeletal and non-skeletal ligaments. What is called a 'ligament' in many AOs is actually a skeletal ligament |
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has exact synonym |
ligament organ |
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has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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homology_notes |
Compared with their Ediacarian predecessor, Cambrian animals in general were characterized by their much stouter bodies. The stoutness of the body is likely due to the formation of ligaments and tendons, which in turn requires the crosslinking of collagen triple helices.[well established][VHOG] |
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id |
UBERON:0000211 |
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in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#efo_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#vertebrate_core |
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label |
ligament |
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notation |
UBERON:0000211 |
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prefLabel |
ligament |
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xRef |
NCIT:C13046 SCTID:182358004 CALOHA:TS-2145 MESH:D008022 EMAPA:35493 VHOG:0001272 XAO:0004031 FMA:21496 Wikipedia:Ligament EFO:0001966 ZFA:0001675 UMLS:C0023685 MA:0000113 galen:Ligament FMA:30319 TAO:0001682 |
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subClassOf |