Preferred Name |
Sternohyoid Muscle |
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Synonyms |
Sternohyoid Muscle |
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Definitions |
A skeletal muscle belonging to the infrahyoid muscle group, located in the anterior part of the neck, with its origin on the sternum and its insertion on the hyoid bone; it functions to depress the hyoid bone and larynx during swallowing and speaking. |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C53044 |
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code |
C53044 |
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DEFINITION |
A skeletal muscle belonging to the infrahyoid muscle group, located in the anterior part of the neck, with its origin on the sternum and its insertion on the hyoid bone; it functions to depress the hyoid bone and larynx during swallowing and speaking. |
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FULL_SYN |
Sternohyoid Muscle |
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label |
Sternohyoid Muscle |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Sternohyoid |
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Preferred_Name |
Sternohyoid Muscle |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C53044 |
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Semantic_Type |
Anatomical Structure |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0224162 |
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subClassOf |
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