Preferred Label : vagina;
Uberon definition : A fibromuscular tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body
in female placental mammals and marsupials, or to the cloaca in female birds, monotremes,
and some reptiles[WP].;
Uberon related term : vaginae; distal oviductal region; distal portion of oviduct;
Uberon Development note : 'The distal end of the oviducts differentiates as a vagina in Metatheria and Eutheria.'
Liem KF, Bemis WE, Walker WF, Grande L, Functional Anatomy of the Vertebrates: An
Evolutionary Perspective, Third Edition (2001) Orlando Fla.: Harcourt College Publishers,
p.688;
Uberon Homology note : The distal end of the oviducts differentiates as a vagina in Metatheria and Eutheria.[well
established][VHOG];
Origin ID : 0000996;
UMLS CUI : C0042232;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Vagina [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
- continuous with
- contributes to morphology of
- develops from
- has part
- location of
- part of
A fibromuscular tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body
in female placental mammals and marsupials, or to the cloaca in female birds, monotremes,
and some reptiles[WP].
