organ segment

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Adult male (BodyParts3D)

Definition

A part of an organ that constitutes a distinct modular sub-unit. In some cases, the organ may also contain other sub-units of identical or similar types, in other cases this may be a distinct entity.

Source: UBERON · Licence: CC-BY-3.0

Definition from the Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall CJ et al., Genome Biology 2012, 13:R5), https://obophenotype.github.io/uberon/, licensed under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Sub-structures

duct
hepatovenous subsector
process of organ
region of vascular tree organ
segment of biliary tree
segment of lacrimal duct
segment of large intestine
segment of neural tree organ
segment of neuraxis
segment of tracheobronchial tree

Neighbouring structures

organ zone

Identifiers

FMA: 86140
UBERON: 0000063
Wikidata: Q27162539