National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Orbicularis Oculi Muscle

Synonyms

Orbicularis Oculi Muscle

ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE

Definitions

A ring-like band of skeletal muscle on the palpebrae, temple, cheeks, and surrounding the orbit, which originates on the frontal bone, medial palpebral ligament, and lacrimal bone with insertion on the lateral palpebral raphe, that functions to close the eyelid.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C52886

ALT_DEFINITION

A ring-like band of skeletal muscle on the palpebrae, temple, cheeks, and surrounding the orbit, which originates on the frontal bone, medial palpebral ligament, and lacrimal bone, and which inserts into the lateral palpebral raphe.

code

C52886

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456

Contributing_Source

CDISC

DEFINITION

A ring-like band of skeletal muscle on the palpebrae, temple, cheeks, and surrounding the orbit, which originates on the frontal bone, medial palpebral ligament, and lacrimal bone with insertion on the lateral palpebral raphe, that functions to close the eyelid.

FULL_SYN

Orbicularis Oculi Muscle

ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE

label

Orbicularis Oculi Muscle

Legacy Concept Name

Orbicularis_Oculi

Preferred_Name

Orbicularis Oculi Muscle

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C52886

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0224122

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13056

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