| Term: | spleen defense response to virus |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | spleen |
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| Definition: | Organ that filters the blood removing defective blood cells. The spleen is a dark red organ, located in the peritoneal cavity, adjacent to one of the liver lobes. The spleen consists of red pulp composed of erythrocytes and thrombocytes and white pulp, composed of macrophages, reticular cells and reticulin fibers. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000436] |
| Name: | defense response to virus |
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| Synonyms: | antiviral response, defence response to virus, defense response to viruses |
| Definition: | Reactions triggered in response to the presence of a virus that act to protect the cell or organism. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0051607] QuickGO AmiGO |