National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Bulbospongiosus
Synonyms

Bulbocavernosus

Bulbospongiosus

MUSCLE, BULBOSPONGIOSUS

Definitions

A superficial muscle located in the midline of the perineum and anterior to the anus. It covers the bulb of the penis in males and the vestibular bulb in females. The origin and insertion differs between males and females.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C112234

ALT_DEFINITION

Paired superficial muscles on the midline of the perineum, covering the bulb of the penis in males and the vestibular bulb in females.

code

C112234

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77529

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

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

Contributing_Source

CDISC

DEFINITION

A superficial muscle located in the midline of the perineum and anterior to the anus. It covers the bulb of the penis in males and the vestibular bulb in females. The origin and insertion differs between males and females.

FULL_SYN

Bulbocavernosus

Bulbospongiosus

MUSCLE, BULBOSPONGIOSUS

label

Bulbospongiosus

Preferred_Name

Bulbospongiosus

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C112234

Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

UMLS_CUI

C0224400

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33300

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