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Preferred Name

External Intercostal Muscle

Synonyms

External Intercostal Muscle

Definitions

The most superficial of the three intercostal muscles (external, internal, innermost) found in the intercostal space, which aid in both active and passive inhalation.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32561

code

C32561

DEFINITION

The most superficial of the three intercostal muscles (external, internal, innermost) found in the intercostal space, which aid in both active and passive inhalation.

FULL_SYN

External Intercostal Muscle

label

External Intercostal Muscle

Legacy Concept Name

External_Intercostal_Muscle

Preferred_Name

External Intercostal Muscle

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C32561

Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

UMLS_CUI

C1744535

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32824

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