| Phenotype: | hyosymplectic cartilage fused with interhyal cartilage, abnormal |
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| Note: | This statement combines anatomy and/or ontology terms with phenotype quality terms to create a complete phenotype (EQ) statement. For detailed information on individual terms, click the hyperlinked term name. |
| Name: | hyosymplectic cartilage |
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| Synonyms: | hyomandibular cartilage |
| Definition: | Bilaterally paired large cartilage that articulates with the chondrocranium dorsally, the opercle posteriorly, and the palatoquadrate cartilage anteriorly. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001422] |
| Name: | fused with |
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| Synonyms: | coalesced, fused, fused to, joined with, merged with |
| Definition: | A structural quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being merged with another entity. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000642] |
| Name: | interhyal cartilage |
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| Synonyms: | interhyal bone, stylohyal |
| Definition: | The interhyal is a small rod-like element that connects the ventral and dorsal parts of the hyoid arch. It articulates laterally with the posterior end of the epihyal and medially at the cartilaginous junction between the hyomandibula and the symplectic. It remains cartilaginous in adult zebrafish and other cypriniforms. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001511] |