Sinus of Valsalva

Preferred Label : Sinus of Valsalva;

NCIt synonyms : Pulmonary Sinus; Sinus of Mehta; Petit's sinus; Sinus of Otto; Sinus of Morgagni; Sinus of Valsava;

NCIt related terms : ASCENDING AORTA, SINUS OF VALSALVA;

NCIt definition : Any one of the three normal anatomical dilatations of the aortic wall, which are located behind each of the cusps of the aortic valve.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: Any one of the naturally occurring sinuses of the aortic root distal to the semilunar valve.;

Details

Origin ID

C33557;

UMLS CUI

C0037197;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Right Ventricle [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Aortic sinus [FMA entity]
- Pharyngeal recess [FMA entity]
- Pulmonary sinus [FMA entity]
- Pulmonary trunk sinus [FMA entity]
- Structure of sinus of Valsalva (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- sinus of Valsalva [UBERON concept]
- sinus of valsalva [MeSH concept]
- sinus of valsalva [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Aortic sinus [FMA entity]
- Structure of sinus of Valsalva (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- sinus of valsalva [MeSH Descriptor]
- sinus of valsalva [MeSH concept]
- sinus of valsalva, nos [SNOMED Notion]
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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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