Preferred Label : intercostal muscle;
Definition : Respiratory muscles that arise from the lower border of one rib and insert into the
upper border of the adjoining rib, and contract during inspiration or respiration.
(From Stedman, 25th ed) [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0021724;
Origin ID : RID2489;
UMLS CUI : C0021724;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Respiratory muscles that arise from the lower border of one rib and insert into the
upper border of the adjoining rib, and contract during inspiration or respiration.
(From Stedman, 25th ed) [MeSH]
