loading...| Preferred Name |
Thyrohyoid Muscle |
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| Synonyms |
Thyrohyoid 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 thyroid cartilage and its insertion on the hyoid bone; it functions to depress the hyoid bone and elevate the larynx during swallowing and speaking. |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C53178 |
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| code |
C53178 |
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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 thyroid cartilage and its insertion on the hyoid bone; it functions to depress the hyoid bone and elevate the larynx during swallowing and speaking. |
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| FULL_SYN |
Thyrohyoid Muscle |
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| label |
Thyrohyoid Muscle |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Thyrohyoid |
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| Preferred_Name |
Thyrohyoid Muscle |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C53178 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Anatomical Structure |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0224167 |
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