Preferred Label : webbed interdigital region;
Uberon definition : A membranous region of skin between the digits.;
Uberon synonym : interdigital webbing; syndactylous interdigital region;
Uberon broad term : web;
Uberon Function note : Webbing accommodates movement in the water[WP];
Uberon Taxon note : Normally in mammals, webbing is present in the embryo but resorbed later in development,
but in various mammal species it occasionally persists in adulthood In humans, it
can be found in those suffering from LEOPARD syndrome and from Aarskog-Scott syndrome.
Webbing between the digits of the hindfoot is also present in several mammals that
spend part of their time in the water;
Origin ID : 0006015;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- has part
- part of
A membranous region of skin between the digits.
