National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Gastrocnemius Muscle
Synonyms

Gastrocnemius Muscle

GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE

MUSCLE, GASTROCNEMIUS

Definitions

A large muscle in the back of the lower leg. Its action involves the plantar flexion of the foot.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32666

ALT_DEFINITION

A bipennate muscle extending from the femoral condyles to the calcaneus; primary function is the extension of the tarsal joint and flexion of the femorotibial joint.

code

C32666

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830

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

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456

Contributing_Source

CDISC

DEFINITION

A large muscle in the back of the lower leg. Its action involves the plantar flexion of the foot.

FULL_SYN

Gastrocnemius Muscle

GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE

MUSCLE, GASTROCNEMIUS

label

Gastrocnemius Muscle

Legacy Concept Name

Gastrocnemius_Muscle

Preferred_Name

Gastrocnemius Muscle

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C32666

Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

UMLS_CUI

C0242691

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13056

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