Preferred Name | viscus | |
Synonyms |
visceral tissue splanchnic tissue viscera visceral organ system visceral organ |
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Definitions |
An organ that is located within the body cavity (or in its extension, in the scrotum); it consists of organ parts that are embryologically derived from endoderm, splanchnic mesoderm or intermediate mesoderm; together with other organs, the viscus constitutes the respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary, reproductive and immune systems, or is the central organ of the cardiovascular system. Examples: heart, lung, esophagus, kidney, ovary, spleen. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002075 |
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database_cross_reference |
RETIRED_EHDAA2:0002201 BTO:0001491 AAO:0010386 UMLS:C0042779 XAO:0003034 SCTID:118760003 MESH:D014781 Wikipedia:Viscus NCIT:C28287 EMAPA:16245 EHDAA:512 FMA:7085 MA:0000019 |
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has_exact_synonym |
visceral organ system visceral organ |
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has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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has_related_synonym |
visceral tissue splanchnic tissue viscera |
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id |
UBERON:0002075 |
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in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#organ_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#upper_level |
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label |
viscus |
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located in | ||
notation |
UBERON:0002075 |
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prefLabel |
viscus |
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textual definition |
An organ that is located within the body cavity (or in its extension, in the scrotum); it consists of organ parts that are embryologically derived from endoderm, splanchnic mesoderm or intermediate mesoderm; together with other organs, the viscus constitutes the respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary, reproductive and immune systems, or is the central organ of the cardiovascular system. Examples: heart, lung, esophagus, kidney, ovary, spleen. |
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UBPROP_0000001 |
An internal organ of the body; especially: one (as the heart, liver, or intestine) located in the great cavity of the trunk proper.[AAO] |
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UBPROP_0000012 |
general anatomical term in FMA. Note that we place the MA class here temporarily, although properly systems should be distinguished from organs. |
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subClassOf |