National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Digastric Muscle

Synonyms

Digastric Muscle

Digastric muscle structure (body structure)

Definitions

A small, striated muscle located under the mandible. It arises from the mastoid process and extends to the symphysis menti, and functions to lower the mandible and elevation of the hyoid bone.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32462

code

C32462

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

A small, striated muscle located under the mandible. It arises from the mastoid process and extends to the symphysis menti, and functions to lower the mandible and elevation of the hyoid bone.

FULL_SYN

Digastric Muscle

Digastric muscle structure (body structure)

label

Digastric Muscle

Legacy Concept Name

Digastric_Muscle

Preferred_Name

Digastric Muscle

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C32462

Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

UMLS_CUI

C0224155

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33163

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