Preferred Label : Greater tubercle of humerus;
FMA definition : Tubercle of bone, each instance of which is a a large flattened prominence at the
superolateral aspect of the proximal epiphysis of some humerus, just lateral to the
highest part of some anatomical neck, giving attachment to some infraspinatus, the
supraspinatus, and the teres minor muscles.;
Synonyme FMA : Greater tuberosity of humerus; Greater tubercle;
Origin ID : 23390;
UMLS CUI : C0223686;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Bounded by
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- RADLEX concept(s)
- Regional part
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- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Tubercle of bone, each instance of which is a a large flattened prominence at the
superolateral aspect of the proximal epiphysis of some humerus, just lateral to the
highest part of some anatomical neck, giving attachment to some infraspinatus, the
supraspinatus, and the teres minor muscles.
