Preferred Label : circulatory organ;
Uberon definition : A hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, contributes to the circulation
of lymph, blood or analogs. Examples: a chambered vertebrate heart; the tubular peristaltic
heart of ascidians; the dorsal vessel of an insect; the lymoh heart of a reptile.;
Uberon synonym : cardiac pump; heart or heart like organ;
Uberon related term : cardiac structure;
Uberon narrow term : circulatory vessel;
Uberon broad term : heart;
Origin ID : 0015228;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Heart [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Heart [ICNP localization]
- part of
A hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, contributes to the circulation
of lymph, blood or analogs. Examples: a chambered vertebrate heart; the tubular peristaltic
heart of ascidians; the dorsal vessel of an insect; the lymoh heart of a reptile.
