Pterygoid Muscle

Preferred Label : Pterygoid Muscle;

NCIt related terms : Structure of pterygoid muscle (body structure);

NCIt definition : One of two muscles of mastication that extend from the sphenoid bone to the mandible to produce movement at the temporomandibular joint.;

Codes from synonyms : 76738006;

Details

Origin ID

C192938;

UMLS CUI

C0034001;

Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Pterygoid muscle [FMA entity]
- Structure of pterygoid muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- pterygoid muscle, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- pterygoid muscles [MeSH Descriptor]
- pterygoid muscles [MeSH concept]
concept_is_in_subset
- mCode Radiotherapy Treatment Location Value Set [NCIt concept]
- mCode Terminology [NCIt concept]

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