National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Zygomaticus Minor Muscle
Synonyms

Zygomaticus Minor Muscle

Definitions

A muscle of facial expression that originates on the malar bone and inserts into the skin and muscle of the upper lip, with innervation by the facial nerve, which functions to elevate and evert the upper lip.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C53184

code

C53184

DEFINITION

A muscle of facial expression that originates on the malar bone and inserts into the skin and muscle of the upper lip, with innervation by the facial nerve, which functions to elevate and evert the upper lip.

FULL_SYN

Zygomaticus Minor Muscle

label

Zygomaticus Minor Muscle

Legacy Concept Name

Zygomaticus_Minor

Preferred_Name

Zygomaticus Minor Muscle

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C53184

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0224116

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13073

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