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Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Pterygoid Muscle
Synonyms

Structure of pterygoid muscle (body structure)

Pterygoid Muscle

Definitions

One of two muscles of mastication that extend from the sphenoid bone to the mandible to produce movement at the temporomandibular joint.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C192938

code

C192938

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193234

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193006

Contributing_Source

mCode

DEFINITION

One of two muscles of mastication that extend from the sphenoid bone to the mandible to produce movement at the temporomandibular joint.

FULL_SYN

Structure of pterygoid muscle (body structure)

Pterygoid Muscle

label

Pterygoid Muscle

Preferred_Name

Pterygoid Muscle

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C192938

Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

UMLS_CUI

C0034001

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C192885

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