loading...| 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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| database_cross_reference |
MESH:D008022 SCTID:182358004 UMLS:C0023685 TAO:0001682 ZFA:0001675 XAO:0004031 galen:Ligament VHOG:0001272 NCIT:C13046 Wikipedia:Ligament CALOHA:TS-2145 EMAPA:35493 EFO:0001966 FMA:21496 FMA:30319 MA:0000113 |
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| definition |
Dense regular connective tissue connecting two or more adjacent skeletal elements or supporting an organ. |
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| depicted_by |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Knee_diagram.svg |
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| depiction |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Knee_diagram.svg |
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| external_definition |
Portion of connective tissue that connects bone or cartilage.[TAO] 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]. |
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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 part | ||
| 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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| only in taxon | ||
| prefLabel |
ligament |
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| subClassOf |