Hamstring Muscles

Preferred Label : Hamstring Muscles;

MeSH definition : A group of muscles in the posterior THIGH area that are involved in connecting the KNEE JOINT and the PELVIS.;

MeSH synonym : Hamstring Muscle; Muscle, Hamstring; Muscles, Hamstring;

DeCS synonym : Semimembranosus; Biceps Femoris; Semitendinosus;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamstring muscles;

Details

Origin ID

D000070633;

UMLS CUI

C0584895;

Allowable qualifiers
- abnormalities [MeSH Qualifier]
- anatomy and histology [MeSH Qualifier]
- blood supply [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnostic imaging [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- injuries [MeSH Qualifier]
- innervation [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiopathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- transplantation [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Muscle of posterior compartment of thigh [FMA entity]
- muscle of posterior compartment of hindlimb stylopod [UBERON concept]
CISMeF manual mappings
- Hamstring [NCIt concept]
- Posterior muscle of thigh structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Set of hamstring muscles [FMA entity]
- hamstring muscle [Radlex concept]
Metaterm(s)
- anatomy [CISMeF Metaterm]
Record concept(s)
- Biceps Femoris [MeSH concept]
- Hamstring Muscles [MeSH concept]
- Semimembranosus [MeSH concept]
- Semitendinosus [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Hamstring [NCIt concept]
- Posterior muscle of thigh structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Set of hamstring muscles [FMA entity]
- hamstring muscle [Radlex concept]
- muscle of posterior compartment of hindlimb stylopod [UBERON concept]

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