Common chamber into which the intestines and excretory system opens. Arises during development in all vertebrates, but in many it becomes subdivided, lost or incorporated into other structures. [ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0073040584&isbn=1/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloaca ]
Term information
- GAID:1206
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0008987
- AAO:0000095
- VHOG:0001186
- MESH:D002988
- XAO:0000244
- NCIT:C34127
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloaca
- ZFA:0005781
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/370631000
- UMLS:C0008987 (ncithesaurus:Cloaca)
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362857006
Term relations
- subdivision of tube
- mesoderm-derived structure
- part of some digestive tract
- part of some genitourinary system