3182002: Linea alba abdominis (body structure)

Status: retired, Not sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-Jan 2005. Module: SNOMED CT core

Descriptions:

Id Description Lang Type Status Case? Module

6376016 Linea alba abdominis en Synonym (core metadata concept) Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core

6377013 Hunter's line en Synonym (core metadata concept) Active Entire term case sensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core

763033014 Linea alba abdominis (body structure) en Fully specified name Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core

Expanded Value Set

Outbound Relationships	Type	Target	Active	Characteristic	Refinability	Group	Values
Linea alba abdominis	Is a	Aponeurosis structure	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Linea alba abdominis	Is a	The anterior abdominal wall constitutes a hexagonal area defined superiorly by the costal margins and xiphoid process; and inferiorly by the iliac crests, inguinal ligament, pubis and pubic symphysis. The wall extends posteriorly and incorporates the lateral aspect of the wall until the junction with the posterior abdominal wall approximately at the mid-axillary line. The wall is covered externally by skin and subcutaneous tissue: beneath this lies the superficial fascia (between the dermis and the muscles), which is conventionally divided into a superficial fatty layer (Camper's fascia) and a deep membranous layer (Scarpa's fascia); deep fascia; the rectus abdominis, pyramidalis, external oblique, internal oblique and transversus abdominis; and the extraperitoneal tissue and the parietal peritoneum. These tissues also form the umbilicus and the inguinal canal, which connects the abdominal cavity to the scrotum in males and the labia majora in females.	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Linea alba abdominis	partie de	Entire anterior abdominal wall	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Linea alba abdominis	partie de	Entire musculoskeletal system	false	Inferred relationship	Some

Inbound Relationships	Type	Active	Source	Characteristic	Refinability	Group
Epigastric hernia with gangrene AND obstruction	Finding site	False	Linea alba abdominis	Inferred relationship	Some	1

Reference Sets

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