Term Name: segmentation
Synonyms:
Definition: The regionalization process that divides an organism or part of an organism into a series of semi-repetitive parts, or segments, often arranged along a longitudinal axis.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0035282]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: segment specification
is a type of: regionalization
has subtype: appendage segmentation blastoderm segmentation brain segmentation central nervous system segmentation renal system segmentation somitogenesis trunk segmentation