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| Id | http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C52810
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C52810
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| Preferred Name | Sciatic Nerve |
| Definitions |
The long nerve that is formed by the merging of the ventral rami of the L4, L5, and S1 in the pelvis and passes down the lower limb where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves.
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| Synonyms |
SCIATIC NERVE
NERVE, SCIATIC
Sciatic Nerve
sciatic nerve
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
| label | Sciatic Nerve
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| prefixIRI | Thesaurus:C52810
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| code | C52810
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| DEFINITION | The long nerve that is formed by the merging of the ventral rami of the L4, L5, and S1 in the pelvis and passes down the lower limb where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves.
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| ALT_DEFINITION | A large nerve that supplies nearly the whole of the skin of the leg, the muscles of the back of the thigh, and those of the leg and foot. It begins in the lower back and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb.
A nerve arising from the merge of the lumbar and sacral rami in the pelvis and dividing into the common peroneal and tibial nerves, and which innervates the muscles of the thigh.
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| Legacy Concept Name | Sciatic_Nerve
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CDISC
GDC
UBERON
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| xRef | UBERON:0001322
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SCIATIC NERVE
NERVE, SCIATIC
Sciatic Nerve
sciatic nerve
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| UMLS_CUI | C0036394
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Sciatic nerve
Sciatic Nerve
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| Preferred_Name | Sciatic Nerve
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| Semantic_Type | Anatomical Structure
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