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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:coelomic fluid
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Accession:UBERON:0036217 term browser browse the term
Definition:A bodily fluid that is located in the coelom.
Comment:[function-note] "he coelomic fluid serves several functions; it acts as a hydroskeleton, it allows free movement and growth of internal organs, it serves for transport of gases, nutrients and waste products between different parts of the body, it allows storage of sperm and eggs during maturation and it acts as a reservoir for waste [Wikipedia:Coelom#Coelomic_fluid]"
Synonyms:xref: BTO:0001708



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  UBERON ontology 0
    anatomical entity 0
      material anatomical entity 0
        organism substance 0
          bodily fluid 0
            coelomic fluid 0
              pericardial fluid 0
              peritoneal fluid + 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
              organism substance 0
                bodily fluid 0
                  coelomic fluid 0
                    pericardial fluid 0
                    peritoneal fluid + 0
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