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MAMMALIAN PHENOTYPE - ANNOTATIONS

The Mouse Adult Gross Anatomy Ontology and Mammalian Phenotype Ontology are downloaded weekly from the Mouse Genome Informatics databases at Jackson Laboratories (ftp://ftp.informatics.jax.org/pub/reports/index.html). For more information about these ontologies, see the MGI Publications Page at http://www.informatics.jax.org/mgihome/other/publications.shtml.

Term:abnormal pleural cavity morphology
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Accession:MP:0012684 term browser browse the term
Definition:any structural anomaly of the potential space between the two pleurae (visceral and parietal) of the lungs; the pleural cavity, with its associated pleurae, aids optimal functioning of the lungs during breathing; it normally contains a thin film of serous fluid which lubricates the opposed pleural membranes so that they can glide smoothly against one another during ventilation
Synonyms:exact_synonym: abnormal intrapleural space morphology;   abnormal pleural space morphology



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  mammalian phenotype 5428
    respiratory system phenotype 48
      abnormal respiratory system morphology 34
        abnormal pleural cavity morphology 0
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