National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Psoas Minor Muscle

Synonyms

Psoas Minor Muscle

Psoas Parvus

Musculus Psoas Minor

Definitions

A long, thin striated muscle located in the iliac region anterior to the psoas major muscle that originates from the twelfth thoracic and first lumbar vertebrae, and inserts on the pectineal line and ileopubic eminence; it acts as a weak flexor of the trunk.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33421

code

C33421

DEFINITION

A long, thin striated muscle located in the iliac region anterior to the psoas major muscle that originates from the twelfth thoracic and first lumbar vertebrae, and inserts on the pectineal line and ileopubic eminence; it acts as a weak flexor of the trunk.

FULL_SYN

Psoas Minor Muscle

Psoas Parvus

Musculus Psoas Minor

label

Psoas Minor Muscle

Legacy Concept Name

Psoas_Minor

Preferred_Name

Psoas Minor Muscle

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C33421

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0224420

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33422

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