loading...| Preferred Name |
gluteus medius |
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| Synonyms |
musculus gluteus medius gluteus medius muscle |
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| Definitions |
One of three gluteal muscles, is a broad, thick, radiating muscle, situated on the outer surface of the pelvis. Its posterior third is covered by the gluteus maximus, its anterior two-thirds by the gluteal aponeurosis, which separates it from the superficial fascia and integument. [WP,unvetted]. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001371 |
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galen:GluteusMedius SCTID:181675000 EMAPA:19163 UMLS:C0224425 Wikipedia:Gluteus_medius_muscle NCIT:C52933 FMA:22315 MA:0002310 |
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| definition |
One of three gluteal muscles, is a broad, thick, radiating muscle, situated on the outer surface of the pelvis. Its posterior third is covered by the gluteus maximus, its anterior two-thirds by the gluteal aponeurosis, which separates it from the superficial fascia and integument. [WP,unvetted]. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Posterior_Hip_Muscles_3.PNG |
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uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
musculus gluteus medius gluteus medius muscle |
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UBERON:0001371 |
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| label |
gluteus medius |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001371 |
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| prefLabel |
gluteus medius |
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| taxon_notes |
A&P heads in rat, single head in humans[DOI:10.1002/ar.22919] |
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