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Ontology Browser

Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
membrane organ +    
wing +    
articular capsule +  
eyelid tarsus +  
fibroelastic membrane of larynx 
fibrous pericardium 
forelimb wing +  
gill membrane +  
imaginal disc-derived wing +  
meninx +  
orbital septum 
patagium +  
A membranous extension of skin that forms the wing material in animals such as bats. It typically comprises a number of patagial segments, stretching from the side of the body between the forelimb digits and sometimes the hindlimbs.
tympanic membrane +  
vestibular membrane of cochlear duct 

Synonyms
Related Synonyms: flight membrane ;   patagia
Xrefs: Wikipedia:Patagium
Definition Sources: http://animals.about.com/od/zoologytermsktoz/g/patagium.htm, http://www.brown.edu/Departments/EEB/EML/background/wing_anatomy.htm, Wikipedia:Patagium

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