Central tendon of diaphragm
System
Respiratory
SNOMED CT
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Central tendon of diaphragm
Definition
The three-lobed cloverleaf-shaped aponeurosis situated at the center of the diaphragm; the central tendon is fused with the fibrous pericardium that provides attachment for the muscle fibers.
Also known as central tendon, centrum tendineum, centrum tendineum diaphragmatis — per UBERON
The Central tendon of diaphragm is a part of the Respiratory.