A projection or outgrowth of tissue from a larger body or organ. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_(anatomy) https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/39 ]
Synonyms: processus projection
Term information
- TAO:0001834
- VSAO:0000180
- NCIT:C61549
- AAO:0010278
- Wikipedia:Process_(anatomy)
- XAO:0004020
- galen:Ridge
- FMA:67601
- HAO:0000822
common_anatomy, upper_level
should be declared disjoint from organ, but in some ontologies (e.g. ZFA), structures such as neural spines are classified as bones (and hence organs)
Anatomical structure that is a natural outgrowth, projection, or appendage. A process can be part of a bone, cartilage, tissue, fin, scale, etc.[VSAO]
Anatomical structure that is a natural outgrowth, projection, or appendage. A process can be part of a bone, cartilage, or tissue.[AAO]
Anatomical structure that is a natural outgrowth, projection, or appendage. A process can be part of a bone, cartilage, tissue, fin, scale, etc.[TAO]
projections
lamella
processes
papilla
lamellae
shelves
shelf
lamina
flanges
ridges
laminae
projection
ridge
process of organ
flange
organ process
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_4751
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_33208
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_33090