| Phenotype: | midbrain degenerate, 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: | midbrain |
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| Synonyms: | mesencephalon |
| Definition: | The brain region between the forebrain anteriorly and the hindbrain posteriorly, including the tectum dorsally and the midbrain tegmentum ventrally. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000128] |
| Name: | degenerate |
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| 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] |