| Name: | caudal fin principal ray |
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| Synonyms: | caudal principal lepidotrichium, caudal principal ray |
| Definition: | Caudal fin lepidotrichium that is adjacent to a branched ray. Caudal principal rays may be segmented but unbranched and the main element forming the dorsal or ventral leading margin of the caudal fin or a ray that may be only segmented and branched and forms part of the middle-posterior region of the fin. A caudal principal ray is an unpaired median bone. There are 19 principal caudal rays, with 10 in the dorsal lobe and nine in the ventral lobe. The dorsal lobe rays articulate with hypurals 3-5. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001585] |
| Name: | bone callus |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | Temporary regenerating structure wider than the original bone composed of osteoblast and mineralized tissue that replaces the fibrocartilagenous callus at a bone fracture site. The bone callus is eventually remodeled to be the width of the surrounding bone. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005941] |
| Name: | increased amount |
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| Synonyms: | accessory, increased, increased number, present in greater numbers in organism, supernumerary |
| Definition: | An amount which is relatively high. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000470] |