Pectoralis Muscle

Preferred Label : Pectoralis Muscle;

NCIt related terms : MUSCLE, PECTORALIS;

NCIt definition : Muscles of the upper chest. The term may refer to one of two muscles, the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor. The former is a thick muscle in the anterior portion of the chest. Its action involves flexion, medial rotation, and adduction of the humerus. The latter is a thin muscle located beneath the pectoralis major. Its action involves lowering the scapula and raising the ribs.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: A group of muscles on the exterior of the thorax, in general extending from the sternum to the humerus; primary function is movement of the upper forelimb.;

Details

Origin ID

C33286;

UMLS CUI

C0030747;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Musculoskeletal System [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Pectoral muscle [FMA entity]
- Pectoral muscle structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- pectoral muscle [Radlex concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- pectoralis muscles [MeSH Descriptor]
- pectoralis muscles [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Pectoral muscle [FMA entity]
- Pectoral muscle structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- pectoral muscle [Radlex concept]
- pectoral muscle [UBERON concept]
- pectoral muscle, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- pectoralis muscles [MeSH concept]
- pectoralis muscles [MeSH Descriptor]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- Pectoralis minor muscle [ICD-11 Extension code]
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- CDISC SEND Biospecimens Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Left Radical Mastectomy [NCIt concept]
- Radical Mastectomy [NCIt concept]
- Right Radical Mastectomy [NCIt concept]

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