National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Lateral Rectus Muscle

Synonyms

Lateral Rectus Muscle

MUSCLE, LATERAL RECTUS

Definitions

A muscle attaching to the lateral surface of the orbit that abducts the eye.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C32945

ALT_DEFINITION

A muscle of the eye, in general extending from the annulus of Zinn to the lateral aspect of the anterior portion of the eye at the annulus tendineus; primary function is abduction of the eye.

code

C32945

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 attaching to the lateral surface of the orbit that abducts the eye.

FULL_SYN

Lateral Rectus Muscle

MUSCLE, LATERAL RECTUS

label

Lateral Rectus Muscle

Legacy Concept Name

Lateral_Rectus_Muscle

Preferred_Name

Lateral Rectus Muscle

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C32945

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0582821

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33199

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