Terminology Service for NFDI4Health

skeletal joint

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Anatomical cluster that consists of two or more adjacent skeletal structures, which may be interconnected by various types of tissue[VSAO]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051070 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000034 ]

Term info

Label

skeletal joint

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, organ_slim

plural term
joints [ ZFA : 0001596 ]

external definition

Anatomical cluster which consists of two or more adjacent bones or cartilages, which may be interconnected by various types of tissue.[TAO], Anatomical cluster that consists of two or more adjacent bones or cartilages, which may be interconnected by various types of tissue.[VSAO]

has broad synonym

joint, articulation

has related synonym

joints, articular joint

id

UBERON:0000982