National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Ischiocavernosus

Synonyms

Ischiocavernosus

Definitions

A muscle of the perineum extending from the ischium to the corpus cavernosum penis in males and the clitoral glands in women which compresses the crus penis and regulates blood flow to the erect organ by compressing the veins.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C52946

code

C52946

DEFINITION

A muscle of the perineum extending from the ischium to the corpus cavernosum penis in males and the clitoral glands in women which compresses the crus penis and regulates blood flow to the erect organ by compressing the veins.

FULL_SYN

Ischiocavernosus

label

Ischiocavernosus

Legacy Concept Name

Ischiocavernosus

Preferred_Name

Ischiocavernosus

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C52946

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C0224401

subClassOf

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

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