omohyoid muscle

Term ID

UBERON:0001108

Synonyms

• musculus omohyoideus
• omohyoid
• omohyoideus
• omohyoideus muscle

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Definition

The omohyoid muscle is a muscle at the front of the neck that consists of two bellies separated by an intermediate tendon. It belongs to the group of infrahyoid muscles. [WP,unvetted]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omohyoid_muscle

References

• MA:0002348
• NCIT:C52971
• Omohyoid:muscle
• UMLS:C0224163
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0224163
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/244833001

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Ontology

Uberon Ontology