Anatomical structure that has as its parts two or more multi-tissue structures of at least two different types and which through specific morphogenetic processes forms a single distinct structural unit demarcated by bona fide boundaries from other distinct anatomical structures of different types. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CARO_0000024 ]
Term information
- VHOG:0001723
- XAO:0003041
- BILA:0000024
- TADS:0000598
- ZFA:0000496
- AEO:0000024
- EHDAA2:0003024
- HAO:0000024
- CARO:0000024
- TAO:0000496
- TGMA:0001837
- AAO:0010015
upper_level, organ_slim
this class was introduced for consistency with CARO. However, in this ontology we typically classify organs directly under 'organ' rather than subdividing into compound and simple organs
Anatomical structure that has as its parts two or more multi-tissue structures of at least two different types and which through specific morphogenetic processes forms a single distinct structural unit demarcated by bona fide boundaries from other distinct anatomical structures of different types.