loading...| Preferred Name |
lymphatic part of lymphoid system |
| Synonyms |
lymphatic system lymporeticular system lymphatic tree system |
| Definitions |
An organ system subdivision that is a network of vessels capable of removing accumulating protein and fluid from the interstitial space and returning it to the vascular space. In some species, this network is connected to the immune system via lymph nodes and lymphocyte-producing organs, with the whole being the lymphoid system. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006558 |
| database_cross_reference |
EFO:0000870 SCTID:362597000 Wikipedia:Lymphatic_system MA:0002961 FMA:7162 MESH:D008208 EMAPA:18248 VHOG:0001761 AAO:0010522 CALOHA:TS-2024 |
| definition |
An organ system subdivision that is a network of vessels capable of removing accumulating protein and fluid from the interstitial space and returning it to the vascular space. In some species, this network is connected to the immune system via lymph nodes and lymphocyte-producing organs, with the whole being the lymphoid system. |
| editor note |
consider merging with lymph vasculature |
| has_exact_synonym |
lymphatic system lymphatic tree system |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
lymporeticular system |
| id |
UBERON:0006558 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
lymphatic part of lymphoid system |
| notation |
UBERON:0006558 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
lymphatic part of lymphoid system |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000001 |
Part of the circulatory system which consists of a series of vessels which collect blood (exclusive of erythrocytes) which seep through capillary walls and return it to the veins.[AAO] |
| UBPROP_0000007 |
lymporeticular |
| UBPROP_0000012 |
in FMA this is part of the cardiovascular system, but here we treat the CV system as a separate component of the circulatory system from the lymphatic system |
| subClassOf |