| has gloss | (noun) a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure"
structure, complex body part, anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure |
| lexicalization | eng: anatomical structure |
| lexicalization | eng: bodily structure |
| lexicalization | eng: body structure |
| lexicalization | eng: complex body part |
| lexicalization | eng: structure |
| subclass of | (noun) any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
body part |
| Note: 22 other subclass(es) ommited in the following list |
| has subclass | (noun) a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)
calycle, caliculus, calyculus |
| has subclass | (noun) toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell
tooth |
| has subclass | (noun) the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger
pad |
| has subclass | (noun) one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians
gill bar, branchial arch, gill arch |
| has subclass | (noun) region around the mouth in various invertebrates
peristome |
| has subclass | (noun) a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ
bulb |
| has subclass | (noun) any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom
carina |
| has subclass | (noun) any taillike structure
cauda |
| has subclass | (noun) (anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)
cingulum |
| has subclass | (noun) (anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape
concha |
| has subclass | (noun) a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
filament, filum |
| has subclass | (noun) any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk)
infundibulum |
| has subclass | (noun) a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ; "the interstices of a network"
interstice |
| has subclass | (noun) an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken
landmark |
| has subclass | (noun) a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure
limbus |
| has subclass | (noun) a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)
blade |
| has subclass | (noun) (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve)
radicle |
| has subclass | (noun) (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
tube, tube-shaped structure |
| has subclass | (noun) a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages"
passage, passageway |
| has subclass | (noun) (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus"; "the fundus of the stomach"
fundus |
| has subclass | (noun) any of several body structure resembling a cord
funiculus |
| has subclass | (noun) that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
head |
| has subclass | (noun) the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
root, tooth root |
| has subclass | (noun) a structure that encloses a body part
capsule |
| has subclass | (noun) the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex
nucleus, lens nucleus |
| has subclass | (noun) lung tissue densely packed with alveoli
alveolar bed |
| has subclass | (noun) a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
valve |
| has subclass | (noun) a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels
vascular structure |
| has subclass | (noun) the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye
lacrimal apparatus |
| has subclass | (noun) a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence
cytoskeleton |
| has subclass | (noun) star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis
aster |
| has subclass | (noun) a structure that is part of the nervous system
neural structure |
| has subclass | (noun) a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
plica, fold |
| has subclass | (noun) body structure given shape by cartilage
cartilaginous structure |
| has subclass | (noun) any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin
unguis, horny structure |
| has subclass | (noun) any structure created by the skeleton of an organism
skeletal structure |
| has subclass | (noun) a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move
rotator cuff |
| has subclass | (noun) (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape
cornu |
| has subclass | (noun) (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape
corona |
| has subclass | (noun) (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure
zone, zona |