National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Sacral Dimple
Synonyms

Sacral Sinus

Sacral Dimple

Pilonidal Dimple

Sacral Pit

Definitions

A small hollow area or sinus present at birth and located just above the crease of the buttocks. In most cases, pilonidal dimples are benign and may just be accompanied by increased hair growth in the area.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C87118

ALT_DEFINITION

A blind-ending, epithelial-lined tract that is located 5-25 mm from the anal verge.

code

C87118

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

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C99147

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118466

Contributing_Source

NICHD

DEFINITION

A small hollow area or sinus present at birth and located just above the crease of the buttocks. In most cases, pilonidal dimples are benign and may just be accompanied by increased hair growth in the area.

FULL_SYN

Sacral Sinus

Sacral Dimple

Pilonidal Dimple

Sacral Pit

label

Sacral Dimple

Preferred_Name

Sacral Dimple

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C87118

Semantic_Type

Congenital Abnormality

UMLS_CUI

C4014417

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C2849

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