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Definition for Code SystemPronouns
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="pronouns"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2022-09-07T10:58:29.429+10:00"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p> This code system <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/pronouns</code> defines the following codes: </p> <table class="codes"> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> <b> Code</b> </td> <td> <b> Display</b> </td> <td> <b> Definition</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">he-him <a name="pronouns-he-him"> </a> </td> <td> He, Him, His, Himself</td> <td> English pronouns typically associated with masculinity</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">she-her <a name="pronouns-she-her"> </a> </td> <td> She, Her, Hers, Herself</td> <td> English pronouns typically associated with femininity</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">they-them <a name="pronouns-they-them"> </a> </td> <td> They, Them, Their, Theirs, Themself</td> <td> English personal pronouns typically not associated with masculinity or femininity</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">other <a name="pronouns-other"> </a> </td> <td> Other</td> <td> The individual uses pronouns other than he/him, she/her, or they/them</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">unknown <a name="pronouns-unknown"> </a> </td> <td> Unknown</td> <td> No pronouns are known.</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"> <valueCode value="pa"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/pronouns"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.2040"/> </identifier> <version value="5.0.0-ballot"/> <name value="Pronouns"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="true"/> <description value="This example code system defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate the pronouns used to communicate about an individual."/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="he-him"/> <display value="He, Him, His, Himself"/> <definition value="English pronouns typically associated with masculinity"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="she-her"/> <display value="She, Her, Hers, Herself"/> <definition value="English pronouns typically associated with femininity"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="they-them"/> <display value="They, Them, Their, Theirs, Themself"/> <definition value="English personal pronouns typically not associated with masculinity or femininity"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="other"/> <display value="Other"/> <definition value="The individual uses pronouns other than he/him, she/her, or they/them"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="unknown"/> <display value="Unknown"/> <definition value="No pronouns are known."/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.