chorda tympani

Preferred Label : chorda tympani;

Definition : A branch of the facial (7th cranial) nerve which passes through the middle ear and continues through the petrotympanic fissure. The chorda tympani nerve carries taste sensation from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and conveys parasympathetic efferents to the salivary glands. [MeSH];

UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0008483;

Details

Origin ID

RID12148;

UMLS CUI

C0008483;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Chorda tympani [FMA entity]
- Chorda tympani [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Chorda tympani [ICHI extension code]
- Entire chorda tympani (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of chorda tympani (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- chorda tympani [SNOMED Notion]
- chorda tympani branch of facial nerve [UBERON concept]
- chorda tympani nerve [MeSH Descriptor]
Branch of
- facial nerve [Radlex concept]
- sensory root of facial nerve [Radlex concept]
FMA entity(ies)
- Chorda tympani [FMA entity]
Part of
- facial nerve [Radlex concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Chorda tympani [FMA entity]
- Structure of chorda tympani (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- chorda tympani [SNOMED Notion]
- chorda tympani nerve [MeSH Descriptor]
- chorda tympani nerve [MeSH concept]

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