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pudendal nerve
- Term ID
- UBERON:0011390
- Synonyms
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- internal pudendal nerve
- pudenal nerve
- pudendal
- Definition
- The pudendal nerve is a somatic nerve in the pelvic region that innervates the external genitalia of both sexes, as well as sphincters for the bladder and the rectum. It originates in Onuf's nucleus in the sacral region of the spinal cord. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pudendal_nerve
- References
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- Pudendal:nerve
- http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181057000
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