sinus of Valsalva

Preferred Label : sinus of Valsalva;

Uberon definition : one of the anatomic dilations of the ascending aorta, which occurs just above the aortic valve.;

Uberon synonym : Petit sinus; aortic sinus; Valsalva sinus; Petit's sinus;

Uberon related term : sinus of Otto; sinus aorta; sinus of Morgagni;

Details

Origin ID

0003707;

UMLS CUI

C0503361;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Aortic sinus [FMA entity]
- Entire sinus of Valsalva (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Sinus of Valsalva [NCIt concept]
- Structure of sinus of Valsalva (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- sinus of valsalva [MeSH concept]
- sinus of valsalva [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Space or Junction [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Pulmonary sinus [FMA entity]
- Pulmonary trunk sinus [FMA entity]
Uberon cross reference
- Aortic sinus [FMA entity]
- Entire sinus of Valsalva (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Sinus of Valsalva [NCIt concept]
contributes to morphology of
- bulb of aorta [UBERON concept]
part of
- bulb of aorta [UBERON concept]

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