Term Name:	ornithine catabolic process
Synonyms:	ornithine breakdown, ornithine catabolism, ornithine degradation
Definition:	The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of ornithine, an amino acid only rarely found in proteins, but which is important in living organisms as an intermediate in the reactions of the urea cycle and in arginine biosynthesis.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0006593]    QuickGO    AmiGO