format-version: 1.2
date: 16:02:2007 12:38
saved-by: Melissa  Haendel
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default-namespace: caro
pairwise-disjoint: true
namespace-id-rule: * CARO:$sequence(7)$
treat-xrefs-as-equivalent: GO

[Term]
id: CARO:0000000
name: anatomical entity
def: "Biological entity that is either an individual member of a biological species or constitutes the structural organization of an individual member of a biological species." [CARO:MAH]

[Term]
id: CARO:0000003
name: anatomical structure
def: "Material anatomical entity that has inherent 3D shape and is generated by coordinated expression of the organism's own genome." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000006 ! material anatomical entity

[Term]
id: CARO:0000004
name: portion of organism substance
def: "Material anatomical entity in a gaseous, liquid, semisolid or solid state; produced by anatomical structures or derived from inhaled and ingested substances that have been modified by anatomical structures as they pass through the body." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000006 ! material anatomical entity

[Term]
id: CARO:0000005
name: anatomical space
def: "Non-material anatomical entity of three dimensions, that is generated by morphogenetic or other physiologic processes; is surrounded by one or more anatomical structures; contains one or more organism substances or anatomical structures." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000007 ! immaterial anatomical entity

[Term]
id: CARO:0000006
name: material anatomical entity
def: "Anatomical entity that has mass." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000000 ! anatomical entity

[Term]
id: CARO:0000007
name: immaterial anatomical entity
def: "Anatomical entity that has no mass." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000000 ! anatomical entity

[Term]
id: CARO:0000008
name: anatomical line
def: "Non-material anatomical entity of one dimension, which forms a boundary of an anatomical surface or is a modulation of an anatomical surface." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000007 ! immaterial anatomical entity

[Term]
id: CARO:0000009
name: anatomical point
def: "Non-material anatomical entity of zero dimension, which forms a boundary of an anatomical line or surface." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000007 ! immaterial anatomical entity

[Term]
id: CARO:0000010
name: anatomical surface
def: "Non-material anatomical entity of two dimensions, that is demarcated by anatomical lines or points on the external or internal surfaces of anatomical structures." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000007 ! immaterial anatomical entity

[Term]
id: CARO:0000011
name: anatomical system
def: "Anatomical group that is has as its parts distinct anatomical structures interconnected by anatomical structures at a lower level of granularity." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000054 ! anatomical group

[Term]
id: CARO:0000012
name: multi-cellular organism
def: "Anatomical structure that is an individual member of a species and consists of more than one cell." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000003 ! anatomical structure

[Term]
id: CARO:0000013
name: cell
def: "Anatomical structure that has as its parts a maximally connected cell compartment surrounded by a plasma membrane." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000003 ! anatomical structure
xref: GO:0005623

[Term]
id: CARO:0000014
name: cell component
def: "Anatomical structure that is a direct part of the cell." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000003 ! anatomical structure
relationship: part_of CARO:0000013 ! cell

[Term]
id: CARO:0000019
name: compound organ component
def: "Multi-tissue structure that is part of a compound organ." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000055 ! multi-tissue structure
relationship: part_of CARO:0000024 ! compound organ

[Term]
id: CARO:0000021
name: simple organ
def: "Multi-tissue structure that is not part of a compound organ." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000055 ! multi-tissue structure

[Term]
id: CARO:0000024
name: compound organ
def: "Anatomical structure that has as its parts two or more multi-tissue structures of at least two different types and which through specific morphogenetic processes forms a single distinct structural unit demarcated by bona fide boundaries from other distinct anatomical structures of different types." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000003 ! anatomical structure

[Term]
id: CARO:0000027
name: male organism
def: "Gonochoristic organism that can produce male gametes." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000048 ! gonochoristic organism

[Term]
id: CARO:0000028
name: female organism
def: "Gonochoristic organism that can produce female gametes." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000048 ! gonochoristic organism

[Term]
id: CARO:0000029
name: hermaphroditic organism
def: "Multi-cellular organism that can produce both male and female gametes." [CARO:MAH]
synonym: "dioecious organism" RELATED []
is_a: CARO:0000012 ! multi-cellular organism

[Term]
id: CARO:0000030
name: asexual organism
def: "Multi-cellular organism that does not produce gametes." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000012 ! multi-cellular organism

[Term]
id: CARO:0000032
name: organism subdivision
def: "Anatomical structure which is a primary subdivision of whole organism. The mereological sum of these is the whole organism." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000003 ! anatomical structure

[Term]
id: CARO:0000040
name: acellular anatomical structure
def: "Anatomical structure that consists of cell parts and cell substances and together does not constitute a cell or a tissue." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000003 ! anatomical structure

[Term]
id: CARO:0000041
name: anatomical cluster
def: "Anatomical group that has its parts adjacent to one another." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000054 ! anatomical group

[Term]
id: CARO:0000042
name: extraembryonic structure
def: "Anatomical structure that is contiguous with the embryo and is comprised of portions of tissue or cells that will not contribute to the embryo." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000003 ! anatomical structure

[Term]
id: CARO:0000043
name: portion of tissue
def: "Anatomical structure, that consists of similar cells and intercellular matrix, aggregated according to genetically determined spatial relationships." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000003 ! anatomical structure

[Term]
id: CARO:0000045
name: sequential hermaphroditic organism
def: "Hermaphroditic organism that produces gametes first of one sex, and then later of the other sex." [CARO:MAH]
synonym: "consecutive hermaphroditic organism" RELATED []
is_a: CARO:0000029 ! hermaphroditic organism

[Term]
id: CARO:0000046
name: synchronous hermaphroditic organism
def: "Hermaphroditic organism that produces both male and female gametes at the same time." [CARO:MAH]
synonym: "serially hermaphroditic organism" RELATED []
is_a: CARO:0000029 ! hermaphroditic organism

[Term]
id: CARO:0000048
name: gonochoristic organism
def: "Multi-cellular organism that has male and female sexes." [CARO:MAH]
synonym: "monoecious organism" RELATED []
is_a: CARO:0000012 ! multi-cellular organism

[Term]
id: CARO:0000049
name: protandrous hermaphroditic organism
def: "Sequential hermaphroditic organism that produces\ngametes first of the male sex, and then later of the\nfemale sex." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000045 ! sequential hermaphroditic organism

[Term]
id: CARO:0000050
name: protogynous hermaphroditic organism
def: "Sequential hermaphroditic organism that produces\ngametes first of the female sex, and then later of the\nmale sex." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000045 ! sequential hermaphroditic organism

[Term]
id: CARO:0000054
name: anatomical group
def: "Anatomical structure consisting of at least two non-overlapping organs, multi-tissue aggregates or portion of tissues or cells of different types that does not constitute an organism, organ, multi-tissue aggregate, or portion of tissue." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000003 ! anatomical structure

[Term]
id: CARO:0000055
name: multi-tissue structure
def: "Anatomical structure that has as its parts two or more portions of tissue of at least two different types and which through specific morphogenetic processes forms a single distinct structural unit demarcated by bona-fide boundaries from other distinct structural units of different types." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000003 ! anatomical structure

[Term]
id: CARO:0000062
name: cell space
def: "Anatomical space that is part of a cell." [CARO:mah]
is_a: CARO:0000005 ! anatomical space

[Term]
id: CARO:0000063
name: portion of cell substance
def: "Portion of organism substance located within a cell." [CARO:mah]
is_a: CARO:0000004 ! portion of organism substance

[Term]
id: CARO:0000064
name: single cell organism
def: "Cell that is an individual member of a species." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000013 ! cell

[Term]
id: CARO:0000065
name: basal lamina
def: "Acellular anatomical structure that consists of a thin sheet of fibrous proteins that underlie and support the cells of an epithelium. It separates the cells of an epithelium from any underlying tissue." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000040 ! acellular anatomical structure

[Term]
id: CARO:0000066
name: epithelium
def: "Portion of tissue, that consists of one or more layers of epithelial cells connected to each other by cell junctions and which is underlain by a basal lamina." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000043 ! portion of tissue

[Term]
id: CARO:0000067
name: simple cuboidal epithelium
def: "Unilaminar epithelium that consists of a single layer of cuboidal cells." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000073 ! unilaminar epithelium

[Term]
id: CARO:0000068
name: simple columnar epithlium
def: "Unilaminar epithelium that consists of a single layer of columnar cells." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000073 ! unilaminar epithelium

[Term]
id: CARO:0000069
name: multilaminar epithelium
def: "Epithelium that consists of more than one layer of epithelial cells." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000066 ! epithelium

[Term]
id: CARO:0000070
name: simple squamous epithelium
def: "Unilaminar epithelium that consists of a single layer of squamous cells." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000073 ! unilaminar epithelium

[Term]
id: CARO:0000071
name: atypical epithelium
def: "Epithelium that consists of epithelial cells not arranged in one ore more layers." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000066 ! epithelium

[Term]
id: CARO:0000072
name: cavitated compound organ
def: "Compound organ that contains one or more macroscopic anatomical spaces." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000024 ! compound organ

[Term]
id: CARO:0000073
name: unilaminar epithelium
def: "Epithelium that consists of a single layer of epithelial cells." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000066 ! epithelium

[Term]
id: CARO:0000074
name: solid compound organ
def: "Compound organ that does not contain macroscopic anatomical spaces." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000024 ! compound organ

[Term]
id: CARO:0000077
name: epithelial cell
def: "Cell which has as its part a cytoskeleton that allows for tight cell to cell contact and which has apical-basal cell polarity." [CARO:MAH]
is_a: CARO:0000013 ! cell

[Typedef]
id: part_of
name: part_of
is_transitive: true