Stylopharyngeus Muscle

Preferred Label : Stylopharyngeus Muscle;

NCIt synonyms : Stylopharyngeus;

NCIt definition : A long, thin pharyngeal muscle, which originates on the styloid process with some fibers attaching to the constrictors and the lateral glossoepiglottic fold, while others attach to the thyroid cartilage; it functions to elevate the pharynx and larynx.;

Details

Origin ID

C33639;

UMLS CUI

C0224217;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Head and Neck [NCIt concept]
- Musculoskeletal System [NCIt concept]
- Pharynx [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire stylopharyngeus muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of stylopharyngeus muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Stylopharyngeus muscle [ICD-11 Extension code]
- pharyngeal muscles [MeSH Descriptor]
- stylopharyngeus muscle [Radlex concept]
- stylopharyngeus muscle [SNOMED Notion]
- stylopharyngeus muscle [UBERON concept]
- stylopharyngeus muscle [ICHI extension code]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Stylopharyngeus [FMA entity]
- Stylopharyngeus [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Structure of stylopharyngeus muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Stylopharyngeus [FMA entity]
- stylopharyngeus muscle [SNOMED Notion]

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