Preferred Label : cloaca;
MeSH definition : A dilated cavity extended caudally from the hindgut. In adult birds, reptiles, amphibians,
and many fishes but few mammals, cloaca is a common chamber into which the digestive,
urinary and reproductive tracts discharge their contents. In most mammals, cloaca
gives rise to LARGE INTESTINE; URINARY BLADDER; and GENITALIA.;
MeSH synonym : cloacas;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloaca;
Origin ID : D002988;
UMLS CUI : C0008987;
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A dilated cavity extended caudally from the hindgut. In adult birds, reptiles, amphibians,
and many fishes but few mammals, cloaca is a common chamber into which the digestive,
urinary and reproductive tracts discharge their contents. In most mammals, cloaca
gives rise to LARGE INTESTINE; URINARY BLADDER; and GENITALIA.
