| 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: | eroding |
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| Definition: | A structural quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer bring gradually worn away. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002453] |