Terminology Service for NFDI4Health

perineum

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Subdivision of trunk proper, which is demarcated from the pelvis by the inferior surface of the pelvic diaphragm and from the lower limbs by the perineofemoral lines; together with the thorax, abdomen, and pelvis, it constitutes the trunk[FMA]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perineum ]

Term info

Label

perineum

Synonyms
  • perineal region
  • regio perinealis
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim

latin term
regio perinealis [ FMA : TA FMA : 9579 ]

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Gray406.png

external ontology notes

FMA has class anal part of perineum, which may be the same as what EHDAA2 calls perineum

id

UBERON:0002356