Preferred Label : gluteus medius;
Uberon definition : One of three gluteal muscles, is a broad, thick, radiating muscle, situated on the
outer surface of the pelvis. Its posterior third is covered by the gluteus maximus,
its anterior two-thirds by the gluteal aponeurosis, which separates it from the superficial
fascia and integument. [WP,unvetted].;
Uberon related term : gluteus medius muscle;
Uberon Taxon note : A&P heads in rat, single head in humans[DOI:10.1002/ar.22919];
Origin ID : 0001371;
UMLS CUI : C0224425;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
- attaches to
- has muscle insertion
- has muscle origin
One of three gluteal muscles, is a broad, thick, radiating muscle, situated on the
outer surface of the pelvis. Its posterior third is covered by the gluteus maximus,
its anterior two-thirds by the gluteal aponeurosis, which separates it from the superficial
fascia and integument. [WP,unvetted].
