muscle of face

Preferred Label : muscle of face;

RADLEX synonyms : facial muscle; muscle of facial expression;

Definition : Muscles of facial expression or mimetic muscles that include the numerous muscles supplied by the facial nerve that are attached to and move the skin of the face. (From Stedman, 25th ed) [MeSH];

UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0015460;

Details

Origin ID

RID9849;

UMLS CUI

C0015460;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire skeletal muscle of face (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Facial Muscle [NCIt concept]
- Muscle [NCIt concept]
- Muscle of face [FMA entity]
- Musculature of face [FMA entity]
- back muscles [MeSH Descriptor]
- facial muscle [UBERON concept]
- facial muscle, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- facial muscles [MeSH concept]
- facial muscles [MeSH Descriptor]
- muscles [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Craniofacial muscle (body structure) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- Facial Muscle [NCIt concept]
- Muscle of face [FMA entity]
- Musculature of face [FMA entity]
- facial muscle [UBERON concept]
- facial muscle, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- facial muscles [MeSH Descriptor]
- facial muscles [MeSH concept]

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