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Term information
database
cross reference
- VHOG:0000449
- EHDAA2:0000996
- EMAPA:17186
Subsets
emapa_ehdaa2
comment
- the collection consisting of the two lateral swellings and the medial swelling
external definition
- Primordium of the tongue; the median swelling and the distal and proximal swellings arise from the ventral aspect of the stomodeum. [TFD][VHOG]
has obo namespace
- uberon
has related synonym
- lingual swelling
homology notes
- Most adult amphibians have a tongue, as do all known reptiles, birds and mammals. Thus it is likely that the tongue appeared with the establishment of tetrapods and this structure seems to be related, to some extant, to the terrestrial lifestyle.[well established][VHOG]
id
- UBERON:0006260
Term relations
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