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CROSS-SPECIES ANATOMY - ANNOTATIONS

The Basic subset of the UBERON integrated, cross-species anatomy ontology is downloaded weekly from http://berkeleybop.org/ontologies/uberon/basic.obo. For more information about this ontology see the "About" page on the UBERON website at http://uberon.github.io/about.html.
Term:periodontal ligament
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Definition:The fibrous connective tissue that surrounds the root of a tooth, separating it from and attaching it to the alveolar bone. It extends from the base of the gingival mucosa to the fundus of the bony socket, and its main function is to hold the tooth in its socket[BTO].
Synonyms:exact_synonym: fibra periodontalis;   periodontal fiber;   periodontal fibre
 related_synonym: PDL;   alveolar periosteum;   alveolodental ligament;   alveolodental membrane;   desmodontium;   odontoperiosteum;   paradentium;   peridental membrane;   peridontal fiber;   peridontal fibre;   peridontal ligament;   peridontal ligament fiber;   peridontal ligament fibre;   peridontal membrane;   peridontium;   periodontium
 xref: BTO:0001020;   CALOHA:TS-0763;   EMAPA:35679;   FMA:56665;   GAID:1259;   MA:0002467;   MESH:D010513;   SCTID:245775004;   Wikipedia:Periodontal_fiber
 external_ontology: seeAlso FMA:76870


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  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical collection 0
          dentition 0
            periodontium 0
              periodontal ligament 0
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  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        anatomical structure 0
          multicellular anatomical structure 0
            multicellular organism 0
              embryo 0
                embryonic structure 0
                  embryonic tissue 0
                    germ layer / neural crest 0
                      germ layer 0
                        ectoderm 0
                          ectoderm-derived structure 0
                            neurectoderm 0
                              presumptive neural plate 0
                                neural plate 0
                                  neural groove 0
                                    neural fold 0
                                      neural crest 0
                                        neural crest-derived structure 0
                                          dental follicle 0
                                            periodontal ligament 0
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