Phenotype: rib fused with rib, abnormal
Note: This statement combines anatomy and/or ontology terms with phenotype quality terms to create a complete phenotype (EQ) statement. For detailed information on individual terms, click the hyperlinked term name.
Name: rib
Synonyms: dorsal rib, pleural rib
Definition: Endochondral bone that is intersegmental and rod-shaped, forming in the peritoneal membrane and attached to the vertebral parapophyses. Ribs protect and support internal organs.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000538]
Name: fused with
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]