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Release Date: 2016-11-11

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1(_MaterialEntityClassType) Abstract \n Types of Material for EntityClass "MAT"
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2  (_ContainerEntityType) Abstract \n Material intended to hold another material for purpose of storage or transport.
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3    PKG Package\n A material intended to hold other materials for purposes of storage or transportation
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4      (_NonRigidContainerEntityType) Abstract \n A container having dimensions that adjust somewhat based on the amount and shape of the material placed within it.
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5        BAG Bag\n A pouched or pendulous container.
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5        PACKT Packet\n A paper
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5        PCH Pouch\n A small bag or container made of a soft material.
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5        SACH Sachet\n A small bag or packet containing a small portion of a substance.
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4      (_RigidContainerEntityType) Abstract \n A container having a fixed and inflexible dimensions and volume
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5        (_IndividualPackageEntityType) Abstract \n Container intended to contain sufficient material for only one use.
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6          AMP Ampule\n A small sealed glass container that holds a measured amount of a medicinal substance.
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6          MINIM Minim\n Individually dosed ophthalmic solution. One time eye dropper dispenser.
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6          NEBAMP Nebuamp\n Individually dosed inhalation solution.
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6          OVUL Ovule\n A container either glass or plastic and a narrow neck, for storing liquid.
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5        (_MultiUseContainerEntityType) Abstract \n A container intended to contain sufficient material for more than one use. (I.e. Material is intended to be removed from the container at more than one discrete time period.)
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6          BOT Bottle\n A container, typically rounded, either glass or plastic with a narrow neck and capable of storing liquid.
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7            BOTA Amber Bottle\n A bottle of yellow to brown color. Used to store light-sensitive materials
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7            BOTD Dropper Bottle\n A bottle with a cap designed to release the contained liquid in droplets of a specific size.
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7            BOTG Glass Bottle\n A bottle made of glass
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7            BOTP Plastic Bottle\n A bottle made of plastic
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8              BOTPLY Polyethylene Bottle\n A bottle made of polyethylene
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6          BOX Box\n A 6-sided container commonly made from paper or cardboard used for solid forms.
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6          CAN Can\n A metal container in which a material is hermetically sealed to enable storage over long periods.
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6          CART Cartridge\n A sealed container of liquid or powder intended to be loaded into a device.
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6          CNSTR Canister\n A pressurized metal container holding a substance released as a spray or aerosol.
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6          JAR Jar\n A container of glass, earthenware, plastic, etc. Top of the container has a diameter of similar size to the diameter of the container as a whole
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6          JUG Jug\n A deep vessel for holding liquids, with a handle and often with a spout or lip shape for pouring.
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6          TIN Tin\n A lidded container made of thin sheet metal.
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6          TUB Tub\n An open flat bottomed round container.
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6          TUBE Tube\n A long hollow rigid or flexible cylinder. Material is extruded by squeezing the container.
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6          VIAL Vial\n A small cylindrical glass for holding liquid medicines.
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5        BLSTRPK Blister Pack\n A bubblepack. Medications sealed individually, separated into doses.
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6          CARD Card\n A bubble pack card. Multiple individual/separated doses.
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4      COMPPKG Compliance Package\n A container intended to contain sufficient material for more than one use, but grouped or organized to provide individual access to sufficient material for a single use. Often used to ensure that the proper type and amount of material is consumed/expended for each use.
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5        BLSTRPK
5        DIALPK Dial Pack\n Rotatable dispenser. Eg. Birth control package.
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5        DISK Disk\n Object that is thin, flat, and circular. Doses of medication often contained in bubbles on the disk.
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5        DOSET Dosette\n Special packaging that will help patients take their medications on a regular basis.
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5        STRIP Strip\n A continuous strip of plastic sectioned into individual pouches, each one containing the quantity of 1 or more medications intended to be administered at a specific time
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4      KIT Kit\n A container for a diverse collection of products intended to be used together for some purpose (e.g. Medicinal kits often contain a syringe, a needle and the injectable medication).
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5        SYSTM System\n A kit in which the components are interconnected.
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2  (_MedicalDevice) Abstract \n A device with direct or indirect therapeutic purpose. Values for EntityCode when EntityClass = "DEV"
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3    (_AccessMedicalDevice) Abstract \n A device used to allow access to a part of a body
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4      LINE Line\n A hollow tube used to administer a substance into a vein, artery or body cavity
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5        IALINE Intra-arterial Line\n A line used to administer a substance into an artery
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5        IVLINE Intraveneous Line\n A line used to administer a substance into a vein
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3    (_AdministrationMedicalDevice) Abstract \n A device intended to administer a substance to a subject
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4      (_InjectionMedicalDevice) Abstract \n A device intended to administer liquid into a subject via a
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5        AINJ AutoInjector\n Automatically injects medication.
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5        PEN Pen\n A device which can contain a cartridge for injection purposes. Eg. Insulin pen.
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5        SYR Syringe\n A barrel with a plunger.
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4      APLCTR Applicator\n A device used to apply a liquid or powder to a surface.
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4      INH Inhaler\n A small device used for inhaling medicine in the form of a vapour or gas in order to ease a respiratory condition such as asthma or to relieve nasal congestion.
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5        DSKS Diskus\n The device used to inhale the doses of medication contained in the disk form.
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5        DSKUNH Diskhaler\n The device used to inhale the doses of medication contained in the disk form.
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5        TRBINH Turbuhaler\n Asthma medication delivery device.
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4      PMP Pump\n A device that is used to raise, compress, or transfer liquids or gases and is operated by a piston or similar mechanism.
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2  (_SpecimenAdditiveEntity) Abstract \n Set of codes related to specimen additives
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3    ACDA ACD Solution A\n ACD Solution A of trisodium citrate, 22.0g/L; citric acid, 8.0 g/L; and dextrose 24.5 g/L. Used in Blood banking and histocompatibilty testing
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3    ACDB ACD Solution B\n ACD Solution B of trisodium citrate, 13.2g/L; citric acid, 4.8 g/L; and dextrose 14.7 g/L. Used in Blood banking and histocompatibilty testing.
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3    ACET Acetic Acid\n 50% V/V acetic acid in water. Used as a urine preservative
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3    AMIES Amies transport medium\n Sodium Chloride 3.0g, Potassium Chloride 0.2g, Calcium Chloride 0.1g, Magnesium Chloride 0.1g, Monopotassium Phosphate 0.2g, Disodium Phosphate 1.15g, Sodium Thiogly collate 1.0g, Distilled Water 1 liter
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3    BACTM Bacterial Transport medium\n Any medium used to maintain bacterial viability (e.g. Stuart's, Cary-Blair, Amies)
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3    BF10 Buffered 10% formalin\n Formaldehyde 4% w/v; methyl alcohol 1% w/v; phosphate buffering salts. Tissue preservative
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3    BOR Boric Acid\n Powdered boric acid (usually 10 g) added to 24-hour urine collections as a preservative.
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3    BOUIN Bouin's solution\n Picric acid, saturated aqueous solution (750.0 ml), 37-40% formalin (250.0 ml), glacial acetic acid (50.0 ml). Tissue preservative.
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3    BSKM Buffered skim milk\n 50% skim milk in 0.01 M phosphate-buffered saline. Maintain virus viability
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3    C32 3.2% Citrate\n A 3.2% solution of Sodium Citrate in water. Used as a blood preservative
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3    C38 3.8% Citrate\n A 3.8% solution of Sodium Citrate in water. Used as a blood preservative
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3    CARS Carson's Modified 10% formalin\n A modification of buffered 10% formalin used as a general tissue preservative.
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3    CARY Cary Blair Medium\n Sodium Thioglycollate 1.5 g, Disodium Hydrogen Phosphate 1.1 g, Sodium Chloride 5.0 g, Calcium Chloride 0.09 g, Agar 5.0 g, per Liter of Water
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3    CHLTM Chlamydia transport medium\n Any of a number of non-nutritive buffered media used to maintain Chlamydia viability during transportation to the laboratory
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3    CTAD CTAD\n Buffered tri-sodium citrate solution with theophylline, adenosine and dipyridamole
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3    EDTK15 Potassium/K EDTA 15%\n Potassium EDTA 15% solution in water
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3    EDTK75 Potassium/K EDTA 7.5%\n Potassium EDTA 7.5% solution in water
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3    EDTN Sodium/Na EDTA\n Sodium fluoride and Disodium EDTA
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3    ENT Enteric bacteria transport medium\n Any of a number of non-nutritive buffered media used to maintain enteric bacterial viability during transportation to the laboratory
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3    F10 10% Formalin\n A 10% v/v solution in water of formalin( a 37% solution of formaldehyde and water). Used for tissue preservation.
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3    FDP Thrombin NIH; soybean trypsin inhibitor\n Thrombin plus soybean trypsin inhibitor. For use in identifying fibrn degredation products.
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3    FL10 Sodium Fluoride, 10mg\n Sodium fluoride, 10mg added as a urine preservative.
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3    FL100 Sodium Fluoride, 100mg\n Sodium fluoride, 100mg added as a urine preservative.
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3    HCL6 6N HCL\n A solution of HCl containing 6moles of hydrogen ion/L. Used as a Urine Preservative.
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3    HEPA Ammonium heparin\n Ammonium heparin
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3    HEPL Lithium/Li Heparin\n Lithium heparin salt
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3    HEPN Sodium/Na Heparin\n Sodium heparin salt
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3    HNO3 Nitric Acid\n 6N Nitric acid used to preserve urine for heavy metal analysis.
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3    JKM Jones Kendrick Medium\n A transport medium formulated to maintain Bordetella pertussis viability.
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3    KARN Karnovsky's fixative\n 5% Glutaraldehyde, 4% Formaldehyde in 0.08M buffer. Tissue preservation
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3    KOX Potassium Oxalate\n Potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride in a 1.25:1 ratio
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3    LIA Lithium iodoacetate\n Iodoacetate lithium salt
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3    M4 M4\n Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with bovine serum albumin, gelatin, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with HEPES buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Vancomycin, Amphotericin B and Colistin are used to
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3    M4RT M4-RT\n Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with bovine serum albumin, gelatin, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with Hepes buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Gentamicin and amphotericin B are used to inhibit c
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3    M5 M5\n Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with protein stabilizers, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with Hepes buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Vancomycin, Amphotericin B and Colistin are used to inhibit c
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3    MICHTM Michel's transport medium\n 1M potassium citrate, pH 7.0 2.5 ml, 0.1M magnesium sulfate 5.0 ml, 0.1M N-ethyl malemide 5.0 ml, dH2O 87.5 ml, ammonium sulfate 55gm. Preserve antigens for Immunofluorescence procedures
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3    MMDTM MMD transport medium\n A buffered medium with ammonium sulfate added to preserve antigens for Immunofluorescence procedures
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3    NAF Sodium Fluoride\n Sodium fluoride
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3    NONE None\n No additive. Specifically identifes the specimen as having no additives.
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3    PAGE Page's Saline\n 0.12 g NaCl, 0.004 g MgSO, 0.004 g, CaCl, 0.142 g Na2HPO4 and 0.136 g KH2PO4 per liter of distilled water. Maintain Acanthaoemba viability.
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3    PHENOL Phenol\n Phenol. Urine preservative
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3    PVA Polyvinylalcohol\n Polyvinyl alcohol
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3    RLM Reagan Lowe Medium\n A transport medium formulated to maintain Bordetella pertussis viability.
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3    SILICA Siliceous earth\n Diatomaceous earth. For glucose determination blood samples
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3    SPS Sodium polyanethol sulfonate 0.35% in 0.85% sodium chloride\n Sodium polyanethol sulfonate in saline. Anticomplementary and antiphagocytic properties. Used in blood culture collection.
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3    SST Serum Separator Tube\n Polymer separator gel with clot activator
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3    STUTM Stuart transport medium\n Sodium Glycerophosphate 10.0g, Calcium Chloride 0.1g, Mercaptoacetic Acid 1.0ml, Distilled Water 1 liter
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3    THROM Thrombin\n Thrombin. Accelerates clotting.
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3    THYMOL Thymol\n 2-Isopropyl-5-methyl phenol. A preservative for 24 Hr Urine samples
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3    THYO Thyoglycolate broth\n A nutritive medium with a reducing agent (sodium thioglycolate) which, due to a chemical reaction, removes oxygen from the broth.
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3    TOLU Toluene\n Also known as Methylbenzene; Toluol; Phenylmethane. A preservative for 24 Hr Urine samples
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3    URETM Ureaplasma transport medium\n A buffered salt solution with antifungal agents added for the collection and transport of Ureaplasma specimens.
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3    VIRTM Viral Transport medium\n Sucrose 74.6g, Potassium hydrogenphosphate 0.52g, L-glutamic acid 0.72g, Bovine serum albumin 5.0g, Gentamicin 50mg, Potassium dihydrogenphosphate 1.25g, L-15 medium 9.9L, Water to 10L. Maintain Virus viability.
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3    WEST Buffered Citrate\n 3.8% Citrate buffered to a pH of 5.5 for Westergren Sedimentation Rate
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2  BLDPRD Blood Product\n A manufactured product that is produced from the raw blood oi a donor with the intention of using it in a recipient transfusion.
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2  VCCNE Vaccine\n A Type of medicine that creates an immune protection without the recipient experiencing the disease.
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2  (_DrugEntity) Abstract \n A substance whose therapeutic effect is produced by chemical action within the body.
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3    (_ClinicalDrug) Abstract \n Any substance or mixture of substances manufactured, sold or represented for use in: (a) the diagnosis, treatment, mitigation or prevention of a disease, disorder, abnormal physical state, or its symptoms, in human beings or animals; (b) restoring, correcting or modifying organic functions in human beings or animals.
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1(_NonDrugAgentEntity) Abstract \n Indicates types of allergy and intolerance agents which are non-drugs. (E.g. foods, latex, etc.)
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2  NDA01 egg
2  NDA02 fish
2  NDA03 lactose
2  NDA04 peanut
2  NDA05 soy
2  NDA06 sulfites
2  NDA07 wheat or gluten
2  NDA08 isocyanates
2  NDA09 solvents
2  NDA10 oils
2  NDA11 venoms
2  NDA12 latex
2  NDA13 shellfish
2  NDA14 strawberries
2  NDA15 tomatoes
2  NDA16 dust
2  NDA17 dust mites
1(_OrganizationEntityType) Abstract \n Further classifies entities of classCode ORG.
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2  HHOLD household\n The group of persons who occupy a single housing unit.
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2  NAT NationEntityType\n Codes identifying nation states. Allows for finer grained specification of Entity with classcode <= NAT
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2  RELIG religious institution\n An organization that provides religious rites of worship.
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1(_PlaceEntityType) Abstract \n Types of places for EntityClass "PLC"
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2  BED Bed Location\n The location of a bed
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2  BLDG Building Location\n The location of a building
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2  FLOOR Floor Location\n The location of a floor of a building
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2  ROOM Room Location\n The location of a room
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2  WING Wing Location\n The location of a wing of a building (e.g. East Wing). The same room number for the same floor number can be distinguished by wing number in some situations
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1(_ResourceGroupEntityType) Abstract \n Codes to characterize a Resource Group using categories that typify its membership and/or function
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2  PRAC PractitionerGroup
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