National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Frenulum

Synonyms

Frenulum

Definitions

A small fold of tissue that limits the movements of an organ or body part; for example, the lingual frenulum connects the tongue to the floor of the mouth and restrains its movement.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C87076

code

C87076

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C89506

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259

Contributing_Source

NICHD

DEFINITION

A small fold of tissue that limits the movements of an organ or body part; for example, the lingual frenulum connects the tongue to the floor of the mouth and restrains its movement.

FULL_SYN

Frenulum

label

Frenulum

Preferred_Name

Frenulum

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C87076

Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

UMLS_CUI

C2339893

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32221

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