National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Gluteus Medius

Synonyms

Gluteus Medius

GLUTEUS MEDIUS

Definitions

One of the three gluteal muscles on the lateral surface of the pelvic bone that abducts and rotates the thigh.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C52933

ALT_DEFINITION

A muscle of the hip and buttock, in general extending from the gluteal surface of the ilium to the lateral aspect of the greater trochanter of the femur; primary function is to abduct and rotate the thigh.

code

C52933

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

One of the three gluteal muscles on the lateral surface of the pelvic bone that abducts and rotates the thigh.

FULL_SYN

Gluteus Medius

GLUTEUS MEDIUS

label

Gluteus Medius

Legacy Concept Name

Gluteus_Medius

Preferred_Name

Gluteus Medius

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C52933

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0224425

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C78205

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