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mesovarium
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The mesentery that suspends the ovary from the dorsal wall of the coelom[VHOG]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesovarium ]
Term info
Label
mesovarium
Subsets
uberon_slim, vertebrate_core
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external definition
The mesentery that suspends the ovary from the dorsal wall of the coelom. [Evolution, Fourth_Edition_(2006)_McGraw-Hill, Function, Vertebrates:_Comparative_Anatomy, p.560, see_Kardong_KV][VHOG], Anatomical structure consisting of a membrane which suspends the ovaries from the mesial side of the kidney.[AAO]
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
mesovarian ligament
id
UBERON:0001342