Phenotype: brain lymph vasculature absent, 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: brain
Synonyms: brain structure
Definition: Cavitated compound organ which is comprised of gray and white matter and surrounds the cerebral ventricular system.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000008]
Name: lymph vasculature
Synonyms: lymph vessel, lymph vessels
Definition: A network of blunt ended vessels lacking direct connection to the blood vascular system. These vessels collect and drain fluids and macromolecules from interstitial spaces throughout the animal. They derive from a subpopulation of endothelial cells and have walls that are much thinner than the blood carrying vessels. The walls are mostly composed of single layer of irregularly shaped endothelial cells. Lymphatic vessels are usually classified as either superficial or deep.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005105]
Name: absent
Synonyms: absence, absent from organism
Definition: A quality denoting the lack of an entity.
Ontology: Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000462]