Medial Collateral Ligament of the Knee

Preferred Label : Medial Collateral Ligament of the Knee;

NCIt synonyms : Tibial Collateral Ligament of the Knee;

NCIt definition : The flat, broad band of fibrous tissue located posteriorly on the inner side of the knee, extending from the medial epicondyle of the femur to the medial margin and surface of the tibia to prevent the knee from moving medially.;

Details

Origin ID

C33064;

UMLS CUI

C0206367;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Musculoskeletal System [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire medial collateral ligament of knee joint (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Tibial collateral ligament [FMA entity]
- medial collateral ligament of knee [Radlex concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- medial collateral ligament, knee [MeSH Descriptor]
- medial collateral ligament, knee [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Structure of medial collateral ligament of knee joint (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Tibial collateral ligament [FMA entity]
- medial collateral ligament of knee joint [SNOMED Notion]
- medial collateral ligament, knee [MeSH concept]
- medial collateral ligament, knee [MeSH Descriptor]

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