National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Superior Oblique Muscle

Synonyms

MUSCLE, DORSAL OBLIQUE

Superior Oblique Muscle

Definitions

A muscle extending from the optic canal to the upper portion of the orbit that primarily rotates the eye medially but can also depress and abduct the eye.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33688

ALT_DEFINITION

A muscle of the eye, in general extending from the annulus of Zinn to the upper, medial side of the orbit; primary function is abduction, depression and internal rotation of the eye.

code

C33688

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 extending from the optic canal to the upper portion of the orbit that primarily rotates the eye medially but can also depress and abduct the eye.

FULL_SYN

MUSCLE, DORSAL OBLIQUE

Superior Oblique Muscle

label

Superior Oblique Muscle

Legacy Concept Name

Superior_Oblique_Muscle

Preferred_Name

Superior Oblique Muscle

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C33688

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0582816

subClassOf

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

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