abducens nerve

Preferred Label : abducens nerve;

RADLEX synonyms : cranial nerve VI; abducens nerve [VI]; nerve VI; abducent nerve; abducent nerve [VI]; nervus abducens;

Definition : The 6th cranial nerve. The abducens nerve originates in the abducens nucleus of the pons and sends motor fibers to the lateral rectus muscles of the eye. Damage to the nerve or its nucleus disrupts horizontal eye movement control. [MeSH];

RADLEX acronyms : CN VI;

UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0000741;

Details

Origin ID

RID12116;

UMLS CUI

C0000741;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Abducens Nerve [NCIt concept]
- Abducens nerve [FMA entity]
- Abducens nerve structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- abducens nerve [MeSH Descriptor]
- abducens nerve [MeSH concept]
- abducens nerve, nos [SNOMED Notion]
FMA entity(ies)
- Abducens nerve [FMA entity]
Member of
- set of cranial nerves [Radlex concept]
Part of
- set of cranial nerves [Radlex concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Abducens Nerve [NCIt concept]
- Abducens nerve [FMA entity]
- Abducens nerve structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- abducens nerve [MeSH Descriptor]
- abducens nerve [MeSH concept]
- abducens nerve [UBERON concept]
- abducens nerve, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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