National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Salpingopharyngeus Muscle

Synonyms

Salpingopharyngeus Muscle

Definitions

A pharyngeal levator muscle, which arises from the cartilage of the pharyngotympanic tube and passes inferiorly within the salpingopharyngeal fold to join with the palatopharyngeus muscle; it functions to elevate the pharyngeal walls.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33510

code

C33510

DEFINITION

A pharyngeal levator muscle, which arises from the cartilage of the pharyngotympanic tube and passes inferiorly within the salpingopharyngeal fold to join with the palatopharyngeus muscle; it functions to elevate the pharyngeal walls.

FULL_SYN

Salpingopharyngeus Muscle

label

Salpingopharyngeus Muscle

Legacy Concept Name

Salpingopharyngeus

Preferred_Name

Salpingopharyngeus Muscle

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C33510

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C1521985

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13075

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