National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Psoas Muscle

Synonyms

Psoas Muscle

MUSCLE, PSOAS

Definitions

Muscles of the lower back whose actions involve the flexion of the hips and lumbar spine. The term may refer to psoas major muscle and psoas minor muscle, both located in the lower back.

ID

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

ALT_DEFINITION

A group of muscles on the abdominal spine, in general extending from the lumbar vertebrae to the femur; the primary function is flexion of the hip joint.

code

C33422

Concept_In_Subset

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

Contributing_Source

CDISC

DEFINITION

Muscles of the lower back whose actions involve the flexion of the hips and lumbar spine. The term may refer to psoas major muscle and psoas minor muscle, both located in the lower back.

FULL_SYN

Psoas Muscle

MUSCLE, PSOAS

label

Psoas Muscle

Legacy Concept Name

Psoas_Muscle

Preferred_Name

Psoas Muscle

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C33422

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0085221

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32430

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