Preferred Name

Psoas Muscle

Synonyms
Definitions

Muscles of the lower back whose actions involve the flexion of the hips and lumbar spine. The term may refer to psoas major muscle and psoas minor muscle, both located in the lower back.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C33422

ALT_DEFINITION

A group of muscles on the abdominal spine, in general extending from the lumbar vertebrae to the femur; the primary function is flexion of the hip joint.

code

C33422

Contributing_Source

CDISC

definition

Muscles of the lower back whose actions involve the flexion of the hips and lumbar spine. The term may refer to psoas major muscle and psoas minor muscle, both located in the lower back.

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C77529

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C77526

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C61410

label

Psoas Muscle

Legacy Concept Name

Psoas_Muscle

Preferred_Name

Psoas Muscle

prefixIRI

NCIT:C33422

prefLabel

Psoas Muscle

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0085221

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C32430

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