Terminology Service for NFDI4Health
crop
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A pouched enlargement of the gullet of many birds that serves as a receptacle for food and for its preliminary maceration. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000301 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_(anatomy)#Birds ]
Term info
Label
crop
editor note
we follow WP and place as part of the esophagus
has broad synonym
esophageal diverticulum
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
esophageal pouch
id
UBERON:0007356
taxon notes
Aves specific structure - consider adding functional grouping class. Kardong: some cetaceans have a crop-like structure