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Abdominal Muscles MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Abdominal Muscles
Tree Number(s)
A02.633.567.050
Unique ID
D000009
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000009
Annotation
/growth: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; /‌embryol: coordinate with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent
Scope Note
Muscles forming the ABDOMINAL WALL including RECTUS ABDOMINIS; ABDOMINAL OBLIQUE MUSCLES, transversus abdominis, pyramidalis muscles and quadratus abdominis.
Entry Term(s)
Cremaster Muscle
Pyramidalis Muscle
Quadratus Abdominis
Transverse Abdominal
Transversus Abdominis
NLM Classification #
WE 757
See Also
Abdominal Wall
Public MeSH Note
93; was ABDOMINAL WALL 1963-92
Online Note
use ABDOMINAL MUSCLES to search ABDOMINAL WALL 1966-92
History Note
93; was ABDOMINAL WALL 1966-92
Date Established
1993/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/05/31
Abdominal Muscles Preferred
Transversus Abdominis Narrower
Pyramidalis Muscle Narrower
Cremaster Muscle Narrower
Quadratus Abdominis Narrower
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