id | GO:0005576   Detailed information
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  name | extracellular region
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  namespace | cellular_component
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  def | "The space external to the outermost structure of a cell. For cells without external protective or external encapsulating structures this refers to space outside of the plasma membrane. This term covers the host cell environment outside an intracellular parasite." [GOC:go_curators]
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  comment | Note that this term is intended to annotate gene products that are not attached to the cell surface. For gene products from multicellular organisms which are secreted from a cell but retained within the organism (i.e. released into the interstitial fluid or blood), consider the cellular component term 'extracellular space ; GO:0005615'.
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  subset | goslim_aspergillus
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  subset | goslim_candida
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  subset | goslim_generic
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  subset | goslim_pir
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  subset | goslim_plant
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  subset | goslim_yeast
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  subset | gosubset_prok
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  is_a | GO:0005575 ! cellular_component
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