Stylomandibular ligament

Preferred Label : Stylomandibular ligament;

FMA definition : Ligament of temporomandibular joint, each instance of which is an aponeurotic band attached superiorly to the tip of the styloid process of some temporal bone and inferiorly to the angle and posterior margin of the ramus of some mandible; it represents a thickening of some parotid fascia.;

Synonyme FMA : Stylomandibular ligament of temporomandibular joint;

Details

Origin ID

57083;

UMLS CUI

C0224576;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire stylomandibular ligament of temporomandibular joint (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of stylomandibular ligament of temporomandibular joint (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Stylomandibular ligament [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Stylomandibular ligament [ICHI extension code]
- stylomandibular ligament of temporomandibular joint [Radlex concept]
- stylomandibular ligament of temporomandibular joint [SNOMED Notion]
Constitutional part of
- Temporomandibular joint [FMA entity]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Structure of stylomandibular ligament of temporomandibular joint (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- stylomandibular ligament of temporomandibular joint [SNOMED Notion]

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