| Name: | Kupffer's vesicle |
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| Synonyms: | ciliated organ of asymmetry |
| Definition: | Small but distinctive epithelial sac containing fluid, located midventrally posterior to the yolk cell or its extension, and transiently present during most of the segmentation period. Kupffer's vesicle has been compared to the mouse embryonic node. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000001] |
| Name: | hypoplastic |
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| Synonyms: | hypoplasia, underdeveloped |
| Definition: | A physical quality inhering in an organ or tissue by virtue of the bearer's exhibiting a decreased number of cells, typically associated with a decrease in size. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000645] |