Thing > MedicalEntity > AnatomicalEntity > AnatomicalSystem
An anatomical system is a group of anatomical structures that work together to perform a certain task. Anatomical systems, such as organ systems, are one organizing principle of anatomy, and can includes circulatory, digestive, endocrine, integumentary, immune, lymphatic, muscular, nervous, reproductive, respiratory, skeletal, urinary, vestibular, and other systems.
Property | Expected Type | Description |
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Properties from AnatomicalSystem | ||
associatedPathophysiology
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Text | If applicable, a description of the pathophysiology associated with the anatomical system, including potential abnormal changes in the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of the system. |
comprisedOf
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AnatomicalSystem or AnatomicalStructure | Specifying something physically contained by something else. Typically used here for the underlying anatomical structures, such as organs, that comprise the anatomical system. |
relatedCondition
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MedicalCondition | A medical condition associated with this anatomy. |
relatedStructure
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AnatomicalStructure | Related anatomical structure(s) that are not part of the system but relate or connect to it, such as vascular bundles associated with an organ system. |
relatedTherapy
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MedicalTherapy | A medical therapy related to this anatomy. |
Properties from MedicalEntity | ||
alternateName
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Text | An alias for the item. |
belongsTo
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MedicalEntity | Specifying a resource to which another resource belongs. Typically here it's used to link a medicalRecord to the Patient where isPartOf can't be used'. e.g :MedicalRecord schema:belongsTo :Patient |
bodyPosition
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http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/364830008 | Specifying a position of human body or anatomical entity in given space e.g. Supine body position, standing position, sitting position etc. |
causalityStatus
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MedicalEntity | Causality score or ranking following a codified system (like HL7 causalityExpectation) or not. |
code
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MedicalCode | A medical code for the entity, taken from a controlled vocabulary or ontology such as ICD-9, DiseasesDB, MeSH, SNOMED-CT, RxNorm, etc. |
dateTime
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DateTime | Specifying an instant of something. Typically derived from W3C Time Ontology this describes a point in time when an event or action occurs. |
guideline
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MedicalGuideline | A medical guideline related to this entity. |
interval
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QuantitativeValue | Typically derived from W3C Time Ontology this describes a time interval when an event or action occurs. |
medicalDepartment
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MedicalDepartment | Specifying the medical department where a procedure or a care event is taking place or attended by a patient. |
medicalScore
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MedicalScore | Specifying a medical score resource |
medicineSystem
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MedicineSystem | The system of medicine that includes this MedicalEntity, for example 'evidence-based', 'homeopathic', 'chiropractic', etc. |
physiologicalRole
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PhysiologicalEntity | Specifying any physiological role of something |
playsRole
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MedicalEntity | Specifying the role played by an agent |
possibleCause
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MedicalEntity | Specifying a possible cause of something |
rankOrder
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Number | The rank order number of something. Typically used together with schema:numerator and schema:denominator. eg. refill number 4 out of 10. |
recognizingAuthority
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Organization | If applicable, the organization that officially recognizes this entity as part of its endorsed system of medicine. |
relevantSpecialty
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MedicalSpecialty | If applicable, a medical specialty in which this entity is relevant. |
severity
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Severity | Specifying a severity evaluation of a disease: typically by classification resource or ranking scale: mild, moderate, severe, life threatening or fatal |
study
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MedicalStudy | A medical study or trial related to this entity. |
totalValue
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Number | Total number of something. |
Properties from Thing | ||
additionalType
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URL | An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. In RDFa syntax, it is better to use the native RDFa syntax - the 'typeof' attribute - for multiple types. Schema.org tools may have only weaker understanding of extra types, in particular those defined externally. |
alternateName
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Text | An alias for the item. |
description
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Text | A short description of the item. |
image
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ImageObject or URL | URL of an image of the item. |
name
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Text | The name of the item. |
potentialAction
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Action | Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role. |
sameAs
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URL | URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Freebase page, or official website. |
url
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URL | URL of the item. |
Instances of AnatomicalSystem may appear as values for the following properties
Property | On Types | Description |
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anatomicalSystem
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MedicalProcedure or http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/404684003 or ClinicalFinding or Person | Specifying the anatomical system for a resource |
associatedAnatomy
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PhysicalActivity or MedicalCondition | The anatomy of the underlying organ system or structures associated with this entity. |
comprisedOf
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AnatomicalSystem | Specifying something physically contained by something else. Typically used here for the underlying anatomical structures, such as organs, that comprise the anatomical system. |
partOfSystem
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AnatomicalStructure | The anatomical or organ system that this structure is part of. |
regionDrained
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Vein or LymphaticVessel | The anatomical or organ system drained by this vessel; generally refers to a specific part of an organ. |
relatedAnatomy
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SuperficialAnatomy | Anatomical systems or structures that relate to the superficial anatomy. |
More specific Types
Acknowledgements
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