Temporal Fossa

Preferred Label : Temporal Fossa;

NCIt definition : A fan-shaped depression on the lateral surface of the skull, under the superior temporal line and above the zygomatic arch, that houses the temporal muscle.;

Details

Origin ID

C33742;

UMLS CUI

C0230010;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Skull [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire temporal fossa (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Temporal fossa [FMA entity]
- temporal fossa [UBERON concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Structure of temporal fossa (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Wall of temporal fossa [FMA entity]
- temporal fossa [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Space or Junction [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Structure of temporal fossa (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Temporal fossa [FMA entity]
- Wall of temporal fossa [FMA entity]
- temporal fossa [UBERON concept]
- temporal fossa [SNOMED Notion]

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