| Term: | cloacal chamber inflammatory response |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | cloacal chamber |
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| Synonyms: | cloaca lumen |
| Definition: | Space proximal to the urogenital pore where the pronephric duct, intestine and the oviduct or sperm duct empties. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000330] |
| Name: | inflammatory response |
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| Synonyms: | inflammation |
| Definition: | The immediate defensive reaction (by vertebrate tissue) to infection or injury caused by chemical or physical agents. The process is characterized by local vasodilation, extravasation of plasma into intercellular spaces and accumulation of white blood cells and macrophages. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006954] QuickGO AmiGO |