Phenotype ontology term - FYPO:0002941 - swollen spheroid cell

Term summary

ID

FYPO:0002941

Name

swollen spheroid cell

Ontology or CV name

Phenotype

Definition

A cell morphology phenotype in which a cell is shaped in the form of a spheroid, and has a larger volume than normal. In a swollen cell, both length and diameter may be greater than normal, although the cell is only considered elongated if the length:diameter ratio is also greater than normal. In spheroid cells, there is much less difference between the long and short axes of the cell than in wild type. Spheroid cells may shorter than normal, with approximately the same diameter as normal, or they may be enlarged.

Parents

• is_a swollen cell
• is_a spheroid cell

Annotation