Phenotype: tegmentum degenerate, abnormal
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: tegmentum
Synonyms: mesencephalic tegmentum, midbrain tegmentum
Definition: Multi-tissue structure that is the ventral part of the midbrain and develops from the basal plate. The tegmentum is bordered rostrally by the synencephalon, dorsal thalamus and posterior tuberculum, ventrally by the hypothalamus, and dorsolaterally by the torus semicircularis; caudally the tegmentum is continuous with the medulla oblongata.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000160]
Name: degenerate
Synonyms: degeneration
Definition: A structural quality inhering in a bearer whose structure deteriorates or is lost over time due to an active pathological process.
Ontology: Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000639]