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Preferred Name

Transversus Thoracis

Synonyms

Transversus Thoracis

Definitions

A muscle of the anterior thoracic wall originating on the posterior inferior portion of the sternum and the xiphoid process with insertion on the deep surface of costal cartilages 2-6; it functions to draw the ribs downward.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C53180

code

C53180

DEFINITION

A muscle of the anterior thoracic wall originating on the posterior inferior portion of the sternum and the xiphoid process with insertion on the deep surface of costal cartilages 2-6; it functions to draw the ribs downward.

FULL_SYN

Transversus Thoracis

label

Transversus Thoracis

Legacy Concept Name

Transversus_Thoracis

Preferred_Name

Transversus Thoracis

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C53180

Semantic_Type

Anatomical Structure

UMLS_CUI

C1744608

subClassOf

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

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