| Name: | centrum |
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| Synonyms: | autocentrum |
| Definition: | Centra are represented by mineralized, calcified, or ossified portions that surround the notochord. The autocentrum, present in Danio and all other living teleosts, is formed by direct ossification outside the elastica externa of the notochord (Arratia, 1999). |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000126] |
| Name: | fused with |
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| Synonyms: | coalesced, fused, fused to, joined with, merged with |
| Definition: | A structural quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being merged with another entity. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000642] |