National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024

Preferred Name	Sphincter
Synonyms	Sphincter sphincter
Definitions	A circular band of muscle that functions to regulate the size of an orifice in the body.
ID	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C28381
ALT_DEFINITION	A ring-shaped muscle that relaxes or tightens to open or close a passage or opening in the body. Examples are the anal sphincter (around the opening of the anus) and the pyloric sphincter (at the lower opening of the stomach).
code	C28381
DEFINITION	A circular band of muscle that functions to regulate the size of an orifice in the body.
FULL_SYN	Sphincter sphincter
label	Sphincter
Legacy Concept Name	Sphincter
Preferred_Name	Sphincter
prefixIRI	Thesaurus:C28381
Semantic_Type	Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component
UMLS_CUI	C1409894
subClassOf	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13056

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Mapping To	Ontology	Source
http://purl.jp/bio/4/id/200906075024056852	IOBC	LOOM
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECAO_0106610	ECAO	LOOM
http://radlex.org/RID/RID13417	RADLEX	LOOM
http://www.co-ode.org/ontologies/galen#Sphincter	GALEN	LOOM
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C28381	BERO	LOOM
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Sphincter	OPE	LOOM
http://www.limics.fr/ontologies/ontoparonmed#Sphincter	ONTOPARON	LOOM
http://www.projecthalo.com/aura#Sphincter	AURA	LOOM