Preferred Label : penis;
Uberon definition : A intromittent organ in certain biologically male organisms. In placental mammals,
this also serves as the organ of urination;
Uberon related term : penes; phallus;
Uberon Taxon note : Most male birds (e.g., roosters and turkeys) have a cloaca (also present on the female),
but not a penis. Among bird species with a penis are paleognathes (tinamous and ratites),
Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans), and a very few other species (such as flamingoes).
A bird penis is different in structure from mammal penises, being an erectile expansion
of the cloacal wall and being erected by lymph, not blood. It is usually partially
feathered and in some species features spines and brush-like filaments, and in flaccid
state curls up inside the cloaca;
Origin ID : 0000989;
UMLS CUI : C0030851;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Penis [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Penis [ICNP localization]
- Penis [ICHI extension code]
- Penis [ICHI extension code]
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Penis [ICNP localization]
- Uberon cross reference
- develops from
- has part
- innervated by
A intromittent organ in certain biologically male organisms. In placental mammals,
this also serves as the organ of urination
