Term Name: compound organ
Synonyms: organ
Definition: Anatomical structure that has as its parts two or more multi-tissue structures of at least two different types and which through specific morphogenetic processes forms a single distinct structural unit demarcated by bona fide boundaries from other distinct anatomical structures of different types.
Appears at: Unknown
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000496]

Relationships
is part of: whole organism
is a type of: anatomical structure
has subtype: cavitated compound organ gall bladder gill head kidney hypophysis pancreas parapineal organ posterior kidney skeletal element solid compound organ spleen thymus

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