National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Gluteal Muscle

Synonyms

MUSCLE, GLUTEUS

GLUTEAL MUSCLE

Gluteal Muscle

Definitions

Any of the skeletal muscles that form the buttocks. These muscles are responsible for hip abduction and extension as well as movement of the thigh.

ID

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

ALT_DEFINITION

A group of three muscles (gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus) extending from the ilium and sacrum to the femur; primary function is extension and abduction of the hip joint.

code

C78205

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

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456

Contributing_Source

CDISC

DEFINITION

Any of the skeletal muscles that form the buttocks. These muscles are responsible for hip abduction and extension as well as movement of the thigh.

FULL_SYN

MUSCLE, GLUTEUS

GLUTEAL MUSCLE

Gluteal Muscle

label

Gluteal Muscle

Legacy Concept Name

Gluteal_Muscle

Preferred_Name

Gluteal Muscle

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C78205

Semantic_Type

Tissue

UMLS_CUI

C0687025

subClassOf

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

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