A habitat that is in or on a living mammal. Here "mammal" denotes an individual of a species that is a sub-taxon of NCBITaxon:40674.
Soil contamination or soil pollution is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human-made) chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment.
Rumen is the first chamber in the alimentary canal of ruminant animals.
A bathroom is a room for personal hygiene, generally containing a bathtub or a shower, and possibly also a bidet. In North America and some other regions, it characteristically contains a toilet and a sink.
Fields of ice, formed in regions of perennial frost.
The human pharynx (plural: pharynges) is the part of the throat situated immediately inferior to (below) the nasal cavity, posterior to the mouth and superior to the esophagus and larynx.
Material anatomical entity in a gaseous, liquid, semisolid or solid state, with or without the admixture of cells and biological macromolecules; produced by anatomical structures or derived from inhaled and ingested substances that have been modified by anatomical structures. Examples: saliva, semen, cerebrospinal fluid, respiratory air, urine, feces, blood, plasma, lymph.
Plant sap, or simply sap, is a fluid transported in xylem cells (tracheids or vessel elements) or phloem sieve tube elements of a plant.
An area of flat, low-lying land adjacent to a seacoast and separated from the interior by other features.
The dental pulp is the part in the center of a tooth made up of living connective tissue and cells called odontoblasts.
Subdivision of head bounded by the hairline and the eyebrows.
A fruit is a part of a flowering plant that derives from specific tissues of the flower, one or more ovaries, and in some cases accessory tissues.
Tubers are various types of modified plant structures that are enlarged to store nutrients.
Coastal water is a marine water body bordering a coast.
Seed is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs after fertilization and some growth within the mother plant.
The exit or point of discharge of a stream into another stream, lake or sea.
The muscular system is an organ system consisting of skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles.
The ileum is the final section of the small intestine in most higher vertebrates, including mammals, reptiles, and birds.
A basidiocarp is the sporocarp of a basidiomycete.
Meat from the domestic pig (Sus domesticus).
Cavity of serous sac surrounded by the tunica vaginalis.
In humans the thigh is the area between the pelvis and the knee. Anatomically, it is part of the lower limb.
Organ with organ cavity which connects the cervical canal of uterus to the vestibule of vagina. Examples: There is only one vagina.
Juice is a liquid that is naturally contained in fruit and vegetables.
A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.
Subdivision of trunk proper, which is demarcated from the pelvis by the inferior surface of the pelvic diaphragm and from the lower limbs by the perineofemoral lines; together with the thorax, and abdomen, it constitutes the trunk proper. Examples: There is only one perineum.
A lake whose water contains a considerable concentration of dissolved salts.
Fruit body is a multicellular structure on which spore-producing structures.
Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes or other fruits.
The placenta is an organ that connects the developing fetus to the uterine wall to allow nutrient uptake, waste elimination, and gas exchange via the mother's blood supply.
A natural bodily fluid or secretion such as blood, semen, saliva, blood plasma, intracellular and interstitial fluids.
A food product made of meat, the skeletal muscle and associated fat, and other edible tissues such as organs, livers, skin, brains, bone marrow, kidneys, or lungs, of mammals.
Oil reserver is a subsurface pool of hydrocarbons contained in porous or fractured rock formations.
A long and narrow upland with steep sides.
An area of water bordered by land on three sides.
A mycorrhiza is a symbiotic (generally mutualistic, but occasionally weakly pathogenic) association between a fungus and the roots of a vascular plant.
The liquid produced when water percolates through any permeable material. It can contain either dissolved or suspended material, or usually both.
Skeletal ligament (organ) that connects a tooth to the maxilla or mandible.
Region of pectoral part of chest which has as its parts nipple, areola, breast proper.
A cistern is a waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water.
Transudate contained in the subarachnoid space.
A tract of crop or grazing land, as well as the group of buildings with and often surrounding a farmhouse, including barns, sheds, and other outbuildings, used for agricultural production.
Cheddar cheese is a relatively hard, pale yellow to off-white, and sometimes sharp-tasting cheese.
Saliva is a watery substance located in the mouths of organisms, secreted by the salivary glands.
Feathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on birds and some non-avian theropod dinosaurs.
Grassland used for grazing of ungulate livestock as part of a farm or ranch.
In humans, the respiratory tract is the part of the anatomy involved with the process of respiration.
The vulva (from the Latin vulva, plural vulvae, see etymology) consists of the external genital organs of the female mammal.
Alkali, or alkaline, soils are clay soils with high pH (> 8.5), a poor soil structure and a low infiltration capacity.
Ice crystals commonly found growing on young sea ice and thin lake ice in cold, calm conditions.
Material derived from a biofilm, an aggregate of microorganisms in which cells adhere to each other and/or to a surface. These adherent cells are frequently embedded within a self-produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS). Biofilm EPS, which is also referred to as slime, is a polymeric conglomeration generally composed of extracellular DNA, proteins, and polysaccharides in various configurations.
A food made from ground meat. Typically the sausage is formed in a casing traditionally made from intestine, but sometimes synthetic.
nus is a sack or cavity in any organ or tissue, or an abnormal cavity or passage caused by the destruction of tissue.
Coal (from the Old English term col, which has meant "mineral of fossilized carbon" since the 13th century) is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams.
In botany, a peduncle is a stem supporting an inflorescence, or after fecundation, an infructescence.
Sediment is an environmental substance comprised of any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid flow and which eventually is deposited as a layer of solid particles on the bedor bottom of a body of water or other liquid.
Surface water is water collecting on the ground or in a stream, river, lake, wetland, or ocean; it is related to water collecting as groundwater or atmospheric water.
A large disc of smooth, soft, even runny cheese made with cow's milk.
Hay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep.
Bark is the outermost layers of stems and roots of woody plants.
The cecum or caecum is a pouch, usually peritoneal, that is considered to be the beginning of the large intestine.
A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation.
A step-like feature between higher and lower ground: a relatively flat or gently inclined shelf of earth, backed and fronted by steep slopes or manmade detaining walls.
Pollen is a fine to coarse powder containing the microgametophytes of seed plants, which produce the male gametes (sperm cells).
Subdivision of body proper, which consists of a maximal set of diverse subclasses of organ and organ part spatially associated with the ribcage, thoracic and lumbar vertebral column, sacrum and coccyx, it is partially surrounded by skin of trunk. Examples: There is only one trunk.
A lymph node or lymph gland is an oval-shaped organ of the immune system, distributed widely throughout the body including the armpit and stomach and linked by lymphatic vessels.
The foot (plural feet) is an anatomical structure found in many vertebrates.
A body of water or other liquid of considerable size contained on a body of land.
Ginger beer is a carbonated drink flavored primarily with ginger and sweetened with sugar or artificial sweeteners.
Blood is a bodily fluid composed of blood plasma and blood cells suspended within the plasma that circulates around the organism's body. Blood performs may important functions including the supplying of oxygen and nutrients, removal of waste, circulation of white blood cells, detection of antibodes, coagulation, transportation of antibodies and the regulation of pH and body temperature.
The ground surface that lies beneath a lake.
The mixture of gases (roughly (by molar content/volume: 78% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.038% carbon dioxide, trace amounts of other gases, and a variable amount (average around 1%) of water vapor) that surrounds the planet Earth.
Pus is a bodily fluid consisting of a whitish-yellow or yellow substance produced during inflammatory responses of the body that can be found in regions of pyogenic bacterial infections. Pus is produced from the dead and living cells which travel into the intercellular spaces around the affected cells.
Sawdust or wood dust is a by-product of cutting, grinding, drilling, sanding, or otherwise pulverizing wood with a saw or other tool; it is composed of fine particles of wood.
Bile is a bodily fluid consisting of a bitter, yellow or green alkaline fluid secreted by hepatocytes from the liver of most vertebrates. In many species, bile is stored in the gallbladder between meals and upon eating is discharged into the duodenum where the bile aids the process of digestion of lipids.
Subdivision of body proper, which consists of a maximal set of diverse subclasses of organ and organ part spatially associated with the cervical vertebral coumn, it is partially surrounded by skin of neck. Examples: There is only one neck.
The residual semi-solid material left from domestic or industrial processes, or wastewater treatment processes.
A feature associated with a volcano, an opening, or rupture, in the Earth's surface or crust, which allows hot, molten rock, ash and gases to escape from deep below the surface.
An ectomycorrhiza is a form of symbiotic relationship that occurs between a fungal symbiont and the roots of various plant species. Much of the biomass of the mycosymbiont lies exterior to the plant root.
A naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles.
Dental plaque is a biofilm, usually a pale yellow, that develops naturally on the teeth.
In vertebrate anatomy, hip (or "coxa" in medical terminology) refer to either an anatomical region or a joint.
An accumulation of boulders, stones, or other debris carried and deposited by a glacier.
A hypersaline lake is a landlocked body of water that contains significant concentrations of sodium chloride or other mineral salts, with saline levels surpassing that of ocean water (3.5%, i.e. 35 grams per litre or 0.29 pounds per US gallon).
The general region of indefinite width that extends from the sea inland to the first major change in terrain features.
Wheat flour is a powder made from the grinding of wheat used for human consumption.
The anus is an opening at the opposite end of an animal's digestive tract from the mouth.
In human anatomy, the arm is the part of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow joints.
temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrubland biome
Black sand is sand that is black in color.
Forested peatlands including both rain- and groundwater-fed types, commonly recorded in tropical regions with high rainfall. This type of peatland covers around 350,000 km2, primarily in south-east Asia but also occurring in the Everglades in Florida.
The neritic epipelagic zone biome comprises the marine water column that occurs above a continental shelf and extends from the surface of the ocean to a depth of ca. 200-250m. Throughout the zone the light field tends to be asymmetrical vertically, so that the direction and elevation of the sun can still be detected. The epipelagic zone encompasses the euphotic zone and, where and when it occurs, the seasonal thermocline.
In animal anatomy, the pinna (Latin for feather) is the visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head (this may also be referred to as the auricle or auricula).
An aquatic biome that comprises systems of open-ocean and unprotected coastal habitats, characterized by exposure to wave action, tidal fluctuation, and ocean currents as well as systems that largely resemble these. Water in the marine biome is generally within the salinity range of seawater: 30 to 38 ppt.
The liquid left over after producing butter from cream during the churning process.
A hot spring whose water has an acidic pH.
A fillet (or filet) is a cut or slice of boneless meat or fish.
In vertebrate anatomy, the throat (Latin gula) is the anterior part of the neck, in front of the vertebral column.
Red wine is a type of wine made from dark-coloured (black) grape varieties.
Charcoal that is used to nutritionally supplement soil.
The phyllosphere is a term used in microbiology to refer to leaf surfaces or total above-ground surfaces of a plant as a habitat for microorganisms.
The hindgut (or epigaster) is the posterior (caudal) part of the alimentary canal. In mammals, it includes the distal third of the transverse colon and the splenic flexure, the descending colon, sigmoid colon and rectum.
A body of water, usually of smaller size than a lake.
Body substance derived from plasma by the elimination of fibrinogen.
Haematopoiesis is the formation of blood cellular components.
Salt, also known as table salt or rock salt (halite), is a crystalline mineral that is composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl), a chemical compound belonging to the larger class of ionic salts.
Peatlands with a shallow peat layer, only about 500 mm thick, dominated by sedges and grasses. They form in permafrost areas, covering around 110,000 to 160,000 km2 in Alaska, Canada, and the former USSR.
Organ with organ cavity which connects the cavity of the urinary bladder to the exterior. Examples: There is only one urethra.
An exudate is any fluid that filters from the circulatory system into lesions or areas of inflammation.
tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrubland biome
Body substance which consists of spermatozoa and seminal plasma.
An environmental feature that is, or can be, contained and is predominantly composed of one or a few types of stuff.
An ascospore is a spore contained in an ascus or that was produced inside an ascus.
The labia minora (singular: labium minus), also known as the inner labia, inner lips, vaginal lips, or nymphae,[1] are two flaps of skin on either side of the human vaginal opening, situated between the labia majora (outer labia, or outer lips).
A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially water or molten metal).
A hot spring whose water venting from serpentinites.
High temperature water ejected from hydrothermal vents and laden with dissolved metals and minerals as a result of percolation through crustal rocks.
A wall is a vertical structure, usually solid, that defines and sometimes protects an area.
An area in which grasses (Graminae) are a significant component of the vegetation.
The duodenum is the first section of the small intestine in most higher vertebrates, including mammals, reptiles, and birds.
Must is the juice of freshly pressed grapes, that contains various quantities of pulp, skins, stems, and seeds, called pomace or grape solids, which typically comprise between 7 to 23 percent of the total weight of the must.
Lobular organ which has as its parts lobules connected to the biliary tree. Examples: There is only one liver.
The urinary system or renal system is the organ system that produces, stores, and eliminates urine.
The Oropharynx (oral part of the pharynx) reaches from the Uvula to the level of the hyoid bone.
A fermented, high-moisture forage that can be fed to ruminants.
The midgut is the portion of the embryo from which most of the intestines develop.
Naturally formed, subterranean open area or chamber.
The spleen is an organ found in virtually all vertebrate animals.
A multi-layered sheet of micro-organisms, mainly bacteria and archaea. Microbial mats grow at interfaces between different types of material, mostly on submerged or moist surfaces but a few survive in deserts.
A narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water, and thus lies between two land masses.
A food preserved by soaking and storing it in vinegar or brine.
A habitat that is in or on a sea or ocean containing high concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids (typically >35 grams dissolved salts per litre).
Excretion in liquid state processed by the kidney.
A fermented salty fish of Korean cuisine.
The colon is the last part of the digestive system in most vertebrates.
A seedling is a young plant sporophyte developing out of a plant embryo from a seed.
Marine sediment is a sediment that accumulates in the flat or very gently sloping areas of the deep ocean basin floor. The three main types of marine sediment, also known as pelagic sediment, are siliceous oozes, calcareous oozes, and red clays.
Urogenital system is the organ system of the reproductive organs and the urinary system.
A food produced by fermenting rice, barley and/or soybeans, with salt and the mold koji-kin (Aspergillus oryzae).
The epidermis is composed of the outermost layers of cells in the skin, "epi" in Greek meaning "over" or "upon", which together with the dermis forms the cutis.
Natural freshwater surface streams of considerable volume and a permanent or seasonal flow, moving in a definite channel toward a sea, lake, or another river; any large streams, or ones larger than brooks or creeks, such as the trunk stream and larger branches of a drainage system.
temperate broadleaf and mixed forest biome
Sugar is the generalised name for a class of chemically-related sweet-flavored substances, most of which are used as food. They are carbohydrates, composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
An area where wells can be drilled to obtain elements contained in solution in hot brines or to tap heat energy.
A food made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk.
A mass of the mineral material of the crust of the Earth.
Anatomical junction which consists of parts of two or more adjacent bones or cartilages which are interconnected by organs and/or organ parts that consist of various types of connective tissue. Together with other joints and bones, a joint constitutes the skeletal system. Examples: pubic symphysis, knee joint, temporomandibular joint.
A reserve of land, usually, but not always declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution. National parks are a protected area of IUCN category II.
A basidiospore is a reproductive spore produced by Basidiomycete fungi.
In male human anatomy, the glans penis (or simply glans) is the sensitive bulbous structure at the distal end of the penis.
A floor is the walking surface of a room or vehicle.
A habitat that is below the surface of the earth.
A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm.
The nasopharynx (nasal part of the pharynx) is the uppermost part of the pharynx.
The lymphatic system is part of the circulatory system, comprising a network of conduits called lymphatic vessels that carry a clear fluid called lymph (from Latin lympha "water goddess") directionally towards the heart.
The ocean biome comprises major bodies of saline water, principal components of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas. More than half of this area is over 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) deep. Average oceanic salinity is around 35 parts per thousand (ppt) (3.5%), and nearly all seawater has a salinity in the range of 30 to 38 ppt.
Feces is an excreta consisting of waste products expelled from an animal's digestive tract through the anus (or cloaca) during defecation.
Sake or sake is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin that is made from fermented rice.
Leather is a durable and flexible material created by the tanning of animal rawhide and skin.
Transitional epithelium of urinary bladder
In humans, the sacrum (plural: sacrums or sacra) is a large, triangular bone at the base of the spine and at the upper and back part of the pelvic cavity, where it is inserted like a wedge between the two hip bones.
Mudflats or mud flats, also known as tidal flats, are coastal wetlands that form when mud is deposited by tides or rivers.
The axilla (or armpit, underarm, or oxter) is the area on the human body directly under the joint where the arm connects to the shoulder. It also provides the under-arm sweat gland.
A chrysalis or nympha is the pupal stage of butterflies.
A landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill, but there is no universally accepted standard definition for the height of a mountain or a hill although a mountain usually has an identifiable summit and a local relief of more than 300m.
a flattened stem that appears more-or-less leaf like and is specialized for photosynthesis.
The large intestine (or bowel, colon) is the last part of the digestive system in vertebrate animals.
A habitat that is in or on a living thing.
Beer is an alcoholic beverage produced by the saccharification of starch and fermentation of the resulting sugar.
Sputum is mucus that is coughed up from the lower airways.
Vaginal lubrication is a lubricating fluid that is naturally produced in a woman's vagina.
The index finger, (also referred to as forefinger, pointer finger, trigger finger, digitus secundus, digitus II, and many other terms), is the first finger and the second digit of a human hand.
Organic matter in soil which has reached a point of stability, where it will break down no further and might, if conditions do not change, remain essentially as it is for centuries, or millennia.
A habitat that is in or on a body of water containing medium to high concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids (>=0.5 grams dissolved salts per litre).
A region rendered barren or partially barren by environmental extremes, especially by low rainfall.
The forearm is the structure and distal region of the upper limb, between the elbow and the wrist.
Subdivision of the hand demarcated from the hand proper by the skin crease in line with the distal edge of finger webs. Examples: thumb, right middle finger, left little finger.
Portion of body substance which consists of plasma and blood cells.
An opague white dairy product produced by the mammary glands of female mammals.
related to organism (e.g., symbiosis, parasitism)
A shallow man-made pond designed to produce salt from sea water. The seawater is fed into large ponds and water is drawn out through natural evaporation which allows the salt to be subsequently harvested.
An opening of the sea into the land, or of a lake into its shore.
An oil well is a general term for any boring through the Earth's surface that is designed to find and acquire petroleum oil hydrocarbons. Usually some natural gas is produced along with the oil. A well that is designed to produce mainly or only gas may be termed a gas well.
*Subdivision of face which consists of the nasal skeleton, nasal septum and nasal cavity.
Wastewater that is contaminated with feces or urine.
A wetland associated with the part of the land adjoining or near a sea or ocean.
A habitat that is on or at the boundary of the surface of the Earth.
The separation between neighbouring drainage basins (catchments). In hilly country, the divide lies along topographical peaks and ridges, but in flat country or on a high plateau (especially where the ground is marshy) the divide may be invisible - just a more or less notional line on the ground on either side of which falling raindrops will start a journey to different rivers, and even to different sides of a country or continent.
Material derived from a microbial mat, a multi-layered sheet of micro-organisms, mainly bacteria and archaea. Microbial mats create a wide range of internal chemical environments.
The free gingival margin is the interface between the sulcular epithelium and the epithelium of the oral cavity.
A bounded area of land, or water, usually in its natural or semi-natural (landscaped) state and set aside for some purpose, usually to do with recreation or conservation.
Organ with organ cavity which is continuous proximally with the cecum and distally terminates in the tip of the appendix. Examples: There is only one appendix.
A high, steep, or overhanging face of rock.
A flooded parcel of arable land used for growing rice and other semiaquatic crops.
The scalp is the anatomical area bordered by the face anteriorly and the neck to the sides and posteriorly.
Anatomical term that represents more than one concept. Examples: muscle, bone, liver cell, fiber, apex of lung.
A watershed such that water falling on one side of the line eventually travels to one ocean or body of water, and water on the other side travels to another, generally on the opposite side of the continent.
The deep sea, or deep layer, is the lowest layer in the ocean, existing below the thermocline and above the seabed, at a depth of 1000 fathoms (1800 m) or more.
Galls or cecidia are outgrowths on the surface of lifeforms.
The knee joint joins the thigh with the lower leg and consists of two articulations: one between the femur and tibia, and one between the femur and patella.
A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's independence on oxygen.
Camembert is a soft, creamy, surface-ripened cow's milk cheese.
a naturally occurring flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface.
Organ with organ cavity which is continuous proximally with the esophagus and distally with the small intestine. Examples: There is only one stomach.
The ovary is an ovum-producing reproductive organ, often found in pairs as part of the vertebrate female reproductive system.
Airborne solid particles (also called dust or particulate matter (PM)) or liquid droplets.
The area of the foreshore and seabed that is exposed to the air at low tide and submerged at high tide, i.e., the area between tide marks.
The kidneys are organs that serve several essential regulatory roles in most animals, including vertebrates and some invertebrates.
The liquid that can be mechanically extracted an orange.
An ascocarp/ascoma is the fruiting body of an ascomycete fungus.
A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer.
A wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is an industrial structure designed to remove biological or chemical waste products from water, thereby permitting the treated water to be used for other purposes.
A puddle is a small accumulation of liquid, usually water, on a surface.
A biome expressed by strips or ridges of rocks, sand, or coral that rises to or near the surface of a body of marine water.
The endometrium is the inner mucous membrane of the mammalian uterus.
A cleanroom or clean room is an environment, typically used in manufacturing or scientific research, that has a low level of environmental pollutants such as dust, airborne microbes, aerosol particles and chemical vapors.
The thyroglossal duct is an embryological anatomical structure forming an open connection between the initial area of development of the thyroid gland and its final position.
A ground meat product, made of beef finely chopped by a meat grinder.
A nail is a horn-like envelope covering the dorsal aspect of the terminal phalanges of fingers and toes in humans, most non-human primates, and a few other mammals.
Silt is granular material of a size somewhere between sand and clay whose mineral origin is quartz and feldspar.
The cultivation of aquatic produce such as aquatic plants, fish and other aquatic animals.
A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's dependence on oxygen.
In zoology, the gut, also known as the alimentary canal or alimentary tract, is a tube by which bilaterian animals transfer food to the digestion organs.
Tempeh/Tempe is made by a natural culturing and controlled fermentation process that binds soybean particles into a cake form.
Ice is water frozen into a solid state. It can appear transparent or opaque bluish-white color, depending on the presence of impurities or air inclusions.
The sigmoid colon (pelvic colon) is the part of the large intestine that is closest to the rectum and anus.
Toes are the digits of the foot of a tetrapod.
Seaweed is a loose colloquial term encompassing macroscopic, multicellular, benthic marine algae.
White wine is a wine whose color can be straw-yellow, yellow-green, and yellow-gold coloured.
Urine is a liquid excreta containing water and waste products made by the kidneys, stored in the bladder, and leaves the body through the urethra.
A class of cow's milk, sheep's milk, or goat's milk cheeses that have had Penicillium cultures added so that the final product is spotted or veined throughout with blue, blue-gray or blue-green mould, and carries a distinct smell.
A ceiling is an overhead interior surface that covers the upper limit of a room.
A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring, or drilling to access groundwater in underground aquifers.
Material anatomical entity which is generated by coordinated expression of the organism's own genes that guide its morphogenesis; has inherent 3D shape; its parts are connected and spatially related to one another in patterns determined by coordinated gene expression. Examples: heart, right ventricle, mitral valve, myocardium, endothelium, lymphocyte, fibroblast, thorax, cardiovascular system, hemoglobin, T cell receptor.
A branch tree branch (sometimes referred to in botany as a ramus) is a woody structural member connected to but not part of the central trunk of a tree (or sometimes a shrub).
A habitat that is in or on a body of water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids (<0.5 grams dissolved salts per litre).
Water that has been adversely affected in quality by anthropogenic influence.
Cambozola is a cow's milk cheese that is a combination of a French soft-ripened triple cream cheese and Italian Gorgonzola.
Portion of secreted substance produced by a mucous gland or goblet cell.
Organ with organ cavity which is continuous proximally with the stomach and distally with the large intestine. Examples: There is only one small intestine.
*Subdivision of urinary system which consists of the urinary bladder and the urethra.
Aviation fuel is a specialized type of petroleum-based fuel used to power aircraft.
A larva (plural larvae) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults.
A wetland, featuring grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, and other herbaceous plants (possibly with low-growing woody plants) in a context of shallow water.
A condiment produced by fermenting soybeans with Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus soyae molds along with roasted grain, water, and salt.
An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, silt, or clay) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well.
Segment of neuraxis that has as its parts gray matter and white matter that surround the central canal. Examples: There is only one spinal cord.
A room is any distinguishable space within a structure.
Body substance derived from ingested substances that have been modified by one or more organs. Example: feces, flatus, urine.
Corrosion is the gradual destruction of materials, (usually metals), by chemical reaction with its environment.
A habitat that is in or on a living animal. Here animal denotes an individual of a species that is a sub-taxon of NCBITaxon:33208.
Apple juice is a fruit juice made by the maceration and pressing of apples.
In vertebrates, the mandible, lower jaw or jawbone is a bone forming the skull with the cranium.
A ridge of rocks, lying near the surface of the sea, which may be visible at low tide, but is usually covered by water.
Eyes are organs that detect light and convert it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons.
Anthrosols comprise soils that have been modified profoundly through human activities, such as addition of organic materials or household wastes, irrigation and cultivation.
In botany, the petiole is the stalk attaching the leaf blade to the stem.
Body substance in a liquid or semisolid state produced by an exocrine gland. Example: saliva, sebum, blood, plasma, semen, urine.
A marsh whose water contains a considerable quantity of dissolved salts.
Nonparenchymatous organ that consists of the epidermis, dermis and sets of hair and nails and which surrounds the entire body. Subdivisions of the skin surround various body parts; as a whole, the skin constitutes the external layer of the body. Examples: There is only one skin.
Activated sludge is a process for treating sewage and industrial wastewaters using air and a biological floc composed of bacteria and protozoa.
The ankle, or talocrural region, is the region where the foot and the leg meet.
A circular or round inlet with a narrow entrance.
Place or area with clustered or scattered buildings and a permanent human population.
An agricultural byproduct, the dry stalk of a cereal plant, after the nutrient grain or seed has been removed.
The popliteal fossa (sometimes referred to colloquially as the knee pit) is a shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint.
A hot spring whose water has an alkaline pH.
Hair is a filamentous biomaterial that grows from follicles found in the dermis.
A soda lake or alkaline lake is a lake on the strongly alkaline side of neutrality (in other words, a pH value above 7, typically between 9 - 12).
Any material within 2 m from the Earth's surface that is in contact with the atmosphere, with the exclusion of living organisms, areas with continuous ice not covered by other material, and water bodies deeper than 2 m.
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear colorless bodily fluid produced in the choroid plexus of the brain.
In primates, including humans, the elbow joint is the synovial hinge joint between the humerus in the upper arm and the radius and ulna in the forearm which allows the hand to be moved towards and away from the body.
Livestock is an animal-associated habitat consisting of any domestic or domesticated animal intentionally raised for food or in the production of food or raised as stock to produce food or fibre, in an agricultural setting or for its labour or pen-raised animals raised on licensed game farm operations. Livestock include: bovine animals (including buffalo and bison), ovine animals, porcine animals, caprine animals, , poultry, bees, equine animals, cervidae animals; animals of the genus Lama; ratites (Emu, Ostrich, and Rhea), fish or shellfish in aquaculture facilities, and enclosed domesticated rabbits or hares raised for human food or fiber.
The adenoid, also known as a pharyngeal tonsil or nasopharyngeal tonsil, is a mass of lymphatic tissue situated posterior to the nasal cavity, in the roof of the nasopharynx, where the nose blends into the throat.
Fresh water is generally characterized by having low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids.
Subdivision of head which consists of the viscerocranium and all layers superficial to it. Examples: There is only one face.
The marine coral reef biome comprises constructional wave-resistant entities which are primarily built by corals and are often cemented together. The growth of these structures is aided by zooxanthellae, algae that are symbiotic with the reef-building corals.
Bone marrow is the flexible tissue in the interior of bones. In humans, red blood cells are produced in the heads of long bones in a process known as hematopoesis.
The amnion is a membrane building the amniotic sac that surrounds and protects an embryo.
A soft drink (also called soda, pop, coke, soda pop, fizzy drink, tonic, seltzer, mineral, sparkling water, lolly water, or carbonated beverage) is a beverage that typically contains water (often, but not always, carbonated water), usually a sweetener, and usually a flavoring agent.
Mucus is a bodily fluid consisting of a slippery secretion of the lining of the mucous membranes in the body. It is a viscous colloid containing antiseptic enzymes (such as lysozyme) and immunoglobulins. Mucus is produced by goblet cells in the mucous membranes that cover the surfaces of the membranes. It is made up of mucins and inorganic salts suspended in water.
Sourdough is a bread product made by a long fermentation of dough using naturally occurring lactobacilli and yeasts.
A fissure in the Earths's surface from which geothermally heated water issues.
The sloping margin of a river, serving to confine it to its natural channel.
The aerobically decomposed remnants of organic materials.
Muscle is a soft tissue found in most animals.
The peritoneum is the serous membrane that forms the lining of the abdominal cavity or the coelom?it covers most of the intra-abdominal (or coelomic) organs?in amniotes and some invertebrates (annelids, for instance).
The physical confine of a river, slough or ocean strait consisting of a bed and banks.
A paddy field for the cultivation of rice.
Segment of neuraxis that has as its parts gray matter and white matter that surround the cerebral ventricular system; Examples: There is only one brain.
Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of vertebrates. They support and protect the various organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells and store minerals
Anatomical structure which is the aggregate material substance of an individual member of a species
An area with a high density of trees. A small forest may be called a wood.
Millet beer, also known as Bantu beer, kaffir beer, or opaque beer, is an alcoholic beverage made from malted millet. This type of beer is common throughout Africa.
The ear is the organ that detects sound.
A sink is a bowl-shaped plumbing fixture used for washing hands, for dishwashing or other purposes.
In human anatomy, the intestine (or bowel, hose or gut) is the segment of the alimentary canal extending from the pyloric sphincter of the stomach to the anus and, in humans and other mammals, consists of two segments, the small intestine and the large intestine.
Fuels are any materials that store potential energy in forms that can be practicably released and used as heat energy.
Wood is a hard, fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants.
An ice wedge is a crack in the ground formed by a narrow or thin piece of ice that measures up to 3-4 metres wide at ground level and extends downwards into the ground up to several metres.
A stem is one of two main structural axes of a vascular plant.
Functional system which consists of structures involved in respiration.
The ground surface that lies beneath a sea.
A kitchen is a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation.
Excreta are bodily fluids consisting of waste matter, such as sweat or feces, discharged from the body.
The narrow region of soil that is directly influenced by root secretions and associated soil microorganisms.
Groundwater is water located beneath the earth's surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations.
Animal feed is a biotic mesoscopic physical object consisting of any foodstuff that is used specifically to feed domesticated livestock, such as cattle, goats, sheep, horses, chickens and pigs. Most animal feed is from plants but some is of animal origin. Fodder refers particularly to food given to the animals (including plants cut and carried to them), rather than that which they forage for themselves. It includes hay, straw, silage, compressed and pelleted feeds, oils and mixed rations, and also sprouted grains and legumes.
A peatland dominated by species of the Bryophyte Sphagnum.
Organ with organ cavity which is continuous proximally with the right and left uterine tubes and distally is connected to the vagina. Examples: There is only one uterus.
A prominent or distinctive aspect, quality, or characteristic of environments occurring on or along marine benthic environments.
A nest is a place of refuge to hold an animal's eggs or provide a place to live or raise offspring.
An aquarium is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept.
A point where groundwater or steam flows out of the ground, and is thus where the aquifer surface meets the ground surface or where there is a fissure.
Excretion in semisolid state processed by the intestine.
An area that is inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions.
The rectum (from the Latin rectum intestinum, meaning straight intestine) is the final straight portion of the large intestine in some mammals, and the gut in others.
Incisors (from Latin incidere, "to cut") are the front teeth present in most heterodont mammals. They are located in the premaxilla above and on the mandible below.
Molasses is a viscous by-product of the refining of sugarcane, grapes, or sugar beets into sugar.
The parotid gland is a salivary gland in humans.
The middle ear is the portion of the ear internal to the eardrum, and external to the oval window of the cochlea.
Mangroves are various types of trees up to medium height and shrubs that grow in saline coastal sediment habitats in the tropics and subtropics - mainly between latitudes 25 N and 25 S.
A complex aggregation of microorganisms marked by the excretion of a protective and adhesive matrix; usually adhering to a substratum.
Ham is a cut of meat from the thigh of the hind leg of an animal, usually a pig.
Suffering from a reduced supply of oxygen.
A liquid produced from the fermentation of ethanol in a process that yields its key ingredient, acetic acid.
A liquid or semi-liquid mixture of water and some combination of soil, silt, and clay.
The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.
A leg is a weight bearing and locomotive structure, usually having a columnar shape.
A large expanse of saline water usually connected with an ocean.
A collection of tissues joined in structural unit to serve a common function.
A habitat that is in or on a living insect. Here insect denotes an individual of a species that is a sub-taxon of NCBITaxon:50557.
The biomass remaining after sugarcane stalks are crushed to extract their juice.
A foam is a substance that is formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid.
Cardinal organ part which is bounded predominantly by bonafide boundaries. Examples: lobe of lung, osteon, acinus, submucosa, anterior leaflet of mitral valve, capsule of kidney, cortical bone, muscle fasciculus.
A semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.
Substance of tooth produced by odontoblasts; surrounds the pulp of the tooth and is subjacent to enamel and cement.
The integumentary system is the organ system that protects the body from various kinds of damage, such as loss of water or abrasion from outside.
A bioreactor may refer to any manufactured or engineered device or system that supports a biologically active environment.
Palatine tonsils, occasionally called the faucial tonsils,[2] are the tonsils that can be seen on the left and right sides at the back of the throat.
Aragonite structures produced by living organisms, found in shallow, marine waters with little nutrients in the water.
Frass refers loosely to the more or less solid excreta of insects, and to certain other related matter.
Subdivision of trunk proper which is demarcated from the thorax internally by the inferior surface of the sternocostal part of the diaphragm and externally by the costal margin, from the back of abdomen by the external surface of the posterior abdominal wall, from the perineum by the superior surface of the urogenital diaphragm and from the lower limbs by the inguinal folds; together with the thorax, and perineum, it constitutes the trunk proper. Examples: There is only one abdomen.
Organ system which consists of the heart, the systemic and pulmonary arterial and venous system, the lymphatic and the portal venous system.
Transudate contained in the pleural cavity.
A habitat that is in or on a living animal. Here "animal" denotes an individual of a species that is a sub-taxon of NCBITaxon:9606.
Dried bonito/Katsuobushi is the Japanese food of dried, fermented, and smoked skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis).
Saline water is a general term for water that contains a significant concentration of dissolved salts (mainly NaCl).
Earwax, also known by the medical term cerumen, is a yellowish waxy substance secreted in the ear canal of humans and other mammals.
A marron glace is a confection, originating in southern France and northern Italy consisting of a chestnut candied in sugar syrup and glazed.
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology.
the region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs
Infusion is the process of extracting chemical compounds or flavors from plant material in a solvent such as water, oil or alcohol, by allowing the material to remain suspended in the solvent over time (a process often called steeping).
Bartholin's ducts are a pair of ducts leading from the Bartholin's glands to the surface of the vulva.
A sedimentary rock composed largely of the mineral calcite.
A landform consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, cobble, or even shell fragments along the shoreline of a body of water.
Paranasal sinuses are a group of four paired air-filled spaces that surround the nasal cavity (maxillary sinuses), above the eyes (frontal sinuses), between the eyes (ethmoidal sinuses), and behind the ethmoids (sphenoidal sinuses).
Root nodules occur on the roots of plants that associate with symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
A biome characterized by an average temperature of 15deg C or lower. Inhabited by psychrophilic (cryophilic) organisms.
Linear body of water flowing on the Earth's surface.
The reproductive system or genital system is a system of organs within an organism which work together for the purpose of reproduction.
An intentional planting of a crop, on a large scale, usually for uses other than cereal production or pasture. The term is currently most often used for plantings of trees and shrubs. The term tends also to be used for plantings maintained on economic bases other than that of subsistence farming.
Expressions of the estuarine biome occur at wide lower courses of a rivers where they flows into a sea. Estuaries experience tidal flows and their water is a changing mixture of fresh and salt.
The outer ear is the external portion of the ear, which consists of the pinna and external auditory meatus.
The nervous system is the part of an animal's body that coordinates the voluntary and involuntary actions of the animal and transmits signals between different parts of its body.
A tomb is a repository for the remains of the dead.
Latrine is a toilet or a simpler facility used as a toilet, generally without bowl.
The gingiva (sing. and plur.: gingiva), or gums, consist of the mucosal tissue that lies over the mandible and maxilla inside the mouth.
Portion of secreted substance produced by the mammary gland.
A habitat that is in or on a living plant. Here plant denotes an individual of a species that is a sub-taxon of NCBITaxon:33090 (viridiplantae).
Sediment characterised by a temperature of 45-75 degrees Celsius and low to no oxygen content. Often impacted by hydrothermal fluid flows.
Organ with organ cavity which is continuous proximally with the cystic duct and distally terminates in the fundus of the gallbladder. Examples: There is only one gallbladder.
A group of hydrous aluminium phyllosilicate (phyllosilicates being a subgroup of silicate minerals) minerals (see clay minerals), that are typically less than 2micrometres in diameter. Clay consists of a variety of phyllosilicate minerals rich in silicon and aluminium oxides and hydroxides which include variable amounts of structural water.
The endocrine system is the system of glands, each of which secretes different types of hormones directly into the bloodstream (some of which are transported along nerve tracts) to maintain homeostasis.
Environmental material characteristic of, pertaining to, or derived from living organisms.
A food product from a category of domestic birds kept for meat, eggs, and feathers including fowl such as chickens, turkeys, and waterfowls such as domestic ducks and geese and other meat birds such as pigeons and doves and games birds including pheasants.
A sheet of saline water separated from the open sea by sand or shingle banks. The sheet of water between an offshore reef, especially of coral and mainland. The sheet of water within a ring or horseshoe shaped atoll.
A hand is a prehensile, multi-fingered extremity located at the end of an arm or forelimb of primates such as humans, chimpanzees, monkeys, and lemurs.
A mild, large, yellow, waxy cow's milk cheese with many holes.
Soil at or below the freezing point of water (0C or 32F) for two or more years. Ice is not always present, as may be in the case of nonporous bedrock, but it frequently occurs and it may be in amounts exceeding the potential hydraulic saturation of the ground material.
In human anatomy, the mouth is the first portion of the alimentary canal that receives food and saliva.
A habitat that is in or on an environmental feature or material derived from human activity.
Land having a cover of trees, shrubs, or both.
Lambic is a type of beer brewed traditionally in the Pajottenland region of Belgium and in Brussels itself at the Cantillon Brewery and museum.
Snow is precipitation in the form of flakes of crystalline water ice that fall from clouds.
A tundra is a terrestrial biome which includes, across its spatial extent, only low-growing vegetation such as dwarf shrubs, sedges and grasses, mosses, and lichens. Tundra biomes rarely have monthly average temperatures above 10 degrees Celsius and have low evapotranspiration ratios.
The mucous membranes (or mucosae or mucosas; singular mucosa) are linings of mostly endodermal origin, covered in epithelium, which are involved in absorption and secretion.
A twig is a small thin terminal branch of a woody plant.
*Subdivision of face, the exterior of the nose, which consists of a root, dorsum, tip, columella, and right and left alae.
Natto/natto is a traditional Japanese food made from soybeans fermented with Bacillus subtilis.
Halloumi is a Cypriot semi-hard, unripened brined cheese made from a mixture of goat and sheep milk, and sometimes also cow milk.
A hard cow's milk cheese with an almost orange yellow paste. Older cheeses are coated in black wax.
A region of general uniform slope, comparatively level, and of considerable extent.
Organ with a cavity which consist of dentine and enamel. Examples: incisor, molar.
In human anatomy, the wrist is variously defined as the carpus or carpal bones, the complex of eight bones forming the proximal skeletal segment of the hand.
Brine is a solution of salt in water. It is used to preserve vegetables, fruit, fish and meat in a process known as brining.
A forage is plant material (mainly plant leaves and stems) eaten by grazing livestock.
Continuous saline-water bodies that surround the continents and fill the Earth's great depressions.
The human shoulder is made up of three bones: the clavicle (collarbone), the scapula (shoulder blade), and the humerus (upper arm bone) as well as associated muscles, ligaments and tendons.
A wound is a type of injury in which skin is torn, cut, or punctured (an open wound), or where blunt force trauma causes a contusion (a closed wound).
Roquefort is a sheep milk blue cheese from the south of France.
The tongue is a muscular hydrostat on the floors of the mouths of most vertebrates which manipulates food for mastication.
Subdivision of thorax which is anterior to the plane of the posterior boundary of the middle mediastinum.
An excavation in the Earth for the purpose of extracting earth materials.
A water column is a conceptual column of water from surface to bottom sediments.
A spring that is produced by the emergence of geothermally-heated groundwater from the Earth's crust.
A lake of whose water contains low concentrations of salts.
Saliva is a slightly alkaline secretion of water, mucin, protein, salts, and often a starch-splitting enzyme (as ptyalin) that is secreted into the mouth by salivary glands, lubricates ingested food, and often begins the breakdown of starches.
Meat from bovines, especially domestic cattle (cows).
Oil field/oilfield refers to a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum (crude oil) from below ground.
A prominent or distinctive aspect, quality, or characteristic of a marine biome.
In zoology, an egg is an organic vessel in which an embryo first begins to develop.
The hard palate is a thin horizontal bony plate of the skull, located in the roof of the mouth. It spans the arch formed by the upper teeth.
Lobular organ which has as its parts alveoli connected to the tracheobronchial tree. Examples: There are only two instances, right lung and left lung.
The femur (pl. femurs or femora), or thigh bone, is the most proximal (closest to the center of the body) bone of the leg in tetrapod vertebrates capable of walking or jumping, such as most land mammals, birds, many reptiles such as lizards, and amphibians such as frogs.
A prominent or distinctive aspect, quality, or characteristic pertaining to or derived from living organisms.
A substance, usually composed primarily of carbohydrates, fats, water and/or proteins, that can be eaten or drunk by an animal or human being for nutrition or pleasure.
A hydrographic feature characterized by the dominance of snow or ice.
An ion-exchange resin is an insoluble matrix (or support structure) normally in the form of small (0.5-1 mm diameter) beads, usually white or yellowish, fabricated from an organic polymer substrate.