Urethral Sphincter

Preferred Label : Urethral Sphincter;

Alternative definition : CDISC: One or both of the muscles that surround the urethra and contract to control the flow of urine, either involuntarily (the internal sphincter) or voluntarily (the external sphincter).;

Details

Origin ID

C128573;

UMLS CUI

C0457053;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Musculoskeletal System [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Structure of urethral sphincter (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- urethra [MeSH Descriptor]
- urethral sphincter [Radlex concept]
- urethral sphincter [UBERON concept]
- urethral sphincters [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Structure of urethral sphincter (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- urethral sphincters [MeSH concept]
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- CDISC SDTM Anatomical Location Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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