National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Intercostal Muscle

Synonyms

Respiratory Muscles

Intercostal Muscle

MUSCLE, INTERCOSTAL

Definitions

A muscle located between two ribs.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32824

ALT_DEFINITION

A group of muscles extending from one rib to the adjacent rib; primary function is movement of the thoracic wall during inspiration and expiration.

code

C32824

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77529

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

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

Contributing_Source

CDISC

DEFINITION

A muscle located between two ribs.

FULL_SYN

Respiratory Muscles

Intercostal Muscle

MUSCLE, INTERCOSTAL

label

Intercostal Muscle

Legacy Concept Name

Intercostal_Muscle

Preferred_Name

Intercostal Muscle

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C32824

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0021724

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13056

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