gluteus maximus

Preferred Label : gluteus maximus;

Uberon definition : The largest and most superficial of the three gluteal muscles [WP,unvetted].;

Uberon synonym : m.gluteus maximus; gluteus maximus muscle; glutæus maximus;

Uberon related term : glutaeus maximus muscle; gluteus superficialis;

Uberon Taxon note : In humans, it makes up a large portion of the shape and appearance of the buttocks. It is a broad and thick fleshy mass of a quadrilateral shape, and forms the prominence of the nates. Its large size is one of the most characteristic features of the muscular system in humans, connected as it is with the power of maintaining the trunk in the erect posture. The muscle is remarkably coarse in structure, being made up of fasciculi lying parallel with one another and collected together into large bundles separated by fibrous septa.;

Details

Origin ID

0001370;

UMLS CUI

C0224424;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire gluteus maximus muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- gluteus maximus muscle [ICHI extension code]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Gluteus Maximus [NCIt concept]
- Gluteus maximus [FMA entity]
- Gluteus maximus muscle [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Structure of gluteus maximus muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- gluteus maximus muscle [SNOMED Notion]
- gluteus maximus muscle [Radlex concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Gluteus Maximus [NCIt concept]
- Gluteus maximus [FMA entity]
- Structure of gluteus maximus muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- gluteus maximus muscle [SNOMED Notion]
Uberon cross reference
- Entire gluteus maximus muscle (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Gluteus Maximus [NCIt concept]
- Gluteus maximus [FMA entity]
has muscle antagonist
- iliacus muscle [UBERON concept]
- psoas major muscle [UBERON concept]
- psoas minor muscle [UBERON concept]
has muscle origin
- fused sacrum [UBERON concept]
has part
- skeletal muscle tissue of gluteus maximus [UBERON concept]

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