National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Costal Cartilage

Synonyms

COSTAL CARTILAGE

Costal Cartilage

Definitions

The cartilage positioned between the anterior end of the rib and the sternum. Its elasticity allows the ribcage to expand while breathing.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32391

ALT_DEFINITION

The cartilage positioned between the anterior end of the rib and the sternum. Its elasticity allows the ribcage to expand while breathing. (NCI)

code

C32391

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456

Contributing_Source

CDISC

DEFINITION

The cartilage positioned between the anterior end of the rib and the sternum. Its elasticity allows the ribcage to expand while breathing.

FULL_SYN

COSTAL CARTILAGE

Costal Cartilage

label

Costal Cartilage

Legacy Concept Name

Costal_Cartilage

Preferred_Name

Costal Cartilage

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C32391

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0222787

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12373

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