Preferred Label : oviduct;
Uberon definition : A tube or collection of tubes in an animal from the ovaries to the outside of the
body.;
Uberon synonym : ovarian duct; ovarian tube; uterine tube;
Uberon related term : tuba uterina; tubular parts of female reproductive system; oviducts; tuba uterinae; female reproductive tracts;
Uberon Homology note : In all remaining vertebrates (i.e., coelacanths, lungfishes, amphibians, reptiles,
birds, and mammals), the oviduct arises in ontogeny as a longitudinal, groovelike
invagination of the coelomic epithelium on the lateral surface of the mesonephros.[well
established][VHOG];
Uberon Taxon note : in birds divided into infundibulum, magnum, isthmus, uterus, and vagina;
Origin ID : 0000993;
UMLS CUI : C0029954;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
- connects
- has part
- part of
- produces
A tube or collection of tubes in an animal from the ovaries to the outside of the
body.
