articular capsule
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001484
Term info
Label
articular capsule
Subsets
uberon_slim, organ_slim
definition
An articular capsule (or joint capsule) is an envelope surrounding a synovial joint. [WP,unvetted].
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Gray299.png, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Joint.png
external ontology notes
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has exact synonym
fibrous capsule of joint, capsula articularis, joint capsule, joint fibrous capsule
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
capsulae articulares
id
UBERON:0001484
imported from
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- membrane organ and has part some layer of synovial tissue and surrounds some synovial joint
Subclass of:
- anatomical entity
- membrane organ
- surrounds some synovial joint
- has part some layer of synovial tissue
Related from: