National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Processus Cochleariformis
Synonyms

Processus Cochleariformis

Definitions

The bony termination of the septum of the pharyngotympanic tube, superior to the anterior end of the vestibular window, over which the tendon of tensor tympani muscle is stretched, forming a pulley-like mechanism and allowing the tensor tympani to contract and reduce sound transmission.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33404

code

C33404

DEFINITION

The bony termination of the septum of the pharyngotympanic tube, superior to the anterior end of the vestibular window, over which the tendon of tensor tympani muscle is stretched, forming a pulley-like mechanism and allowing the tensor tympani to contract and reduce sound transmission.

FULL_SYN

Processus Cochleariformis

label

Processus Cochleariformis

Legacy Concept Name

Processus_Cochleariformis

Preferred_Name

Processus Cochleariformis

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C33404

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C1186227

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13043

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