loading...| Preferred Name | psoas major muscle | |
| Synonyms |
m. psoas major psoas major |
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| Definitions |
The psoas major is a long fusiform muscle placed on the side of the lumbar region of the vertebral column and brim of the lesser pelvis. It joins the iliacus muscle to form the iliopsoas. In less than 50 per cent of subjects the psoas major is accompanied by the psoas minor. [WP,unvetted]. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001298 |
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| altLabel |
m. psoas major psoas major |
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| ccf_is_provisional |
false |
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| ccf_part_of |
https://purl.org/ccf/ASCTB-TEMP_posterior-abdominal-wall-muscle |
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| ccf_pref_label |
psoas major muscle |
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| definition |
The psoas major is a long fusiform muscle placed on the side of the lumbar region of the vertebral column and brim of the lesser pelvis. It joins the iliacus muscle to form the iliopsoas. In less than 50 per cent of subjects the psoas major is accompanied by the psoas minor. [WP,unvetted]. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Anterior_Hip_Muscles_2.PNG |
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| has exact synonym |
psoas major |
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| has related synonym |
m. psoas major |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| id |
UBERON:0001298 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| label |
psoas major muscle |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001298 |
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| prefLabel |
psoas major muscle |
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| present in taxon | ||
| xRef |
NCIT:C33420 SCTID:244952006 Wikipedia:Psoas_major_muscle BTO:0001877 UMLS:C0224419 FMA:18060 MA:0002358 EMAPA:18169 |
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| subClassOf |