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pleura
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000977
The invaginated serous membrane that surrounds the lungs (the visceral portion) and lines the walls of the pleural cavity (parietal portion). [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_pleurae https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/1231 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_cjm ]
Term info
Label
pleura
Synonyms
- wall of pleural sac
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Gray965.png
external definition
The serous membrane that covers the lungs and lines the pleural cavity. [Kaufman_MH_and_Bard_JBL, The_anatomical_basis_of_mouse_development_(1999)_San_Diego:_Academic_Press, p.264][VHOG]
external ontology notes
In MA, is_a cavity lining (which we equate to parietal). In FMA, is_a (viscous) serous membrane (which includes mesothelium plus connective tissue). Note the MA structure should probably be associated with the mesothelium of pleura in FMA. JB/EHDAA2 argues the term 'pleura' is best used for the mesothelial lining (thus excluding connective tissue). See https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/86
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
pleural tissue, pleura
has relational adjective
pleural
id
UBERON:0000977
present in taxon
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_8782
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- serous membrane and part of some pleural sac and has_part some parietal pleura and has_part some visceral pleura