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circulatory organ
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A hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, contributes to the circulation of lymph, blood or analogs. Examples: a chambered vertebrate heart; the tubular peristaltic heart of ascidians; the dorsal vessel of an insect; the lymoh heart of a reptile. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Term info
Label
circulatory organ
Synonyms
- cardiac pump
- heart or heart like organ
Subsets
grouping_class
has broad synonym
heart
has narrow synonym
circulatory vessel
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
cardiac structure
id
UBERON:0015228