| Lvl | Code | Display | Definition |
| 1 |
ENT |
entity |
Corresponds to the Entity class
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| 2 |
HCE |
health chart entity |
A health chart included to serve as a document receiving entity in the management of medical records.
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| 2 |
LIV |
living subject |
Anything that essentially has the property of life, independent of current state (a dead human corpse is still essentially a living subject).
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| 3 |
NLIV |
non-person living subject |
A subtype of living subject that includes all living things except the species Homo Sapiens.
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| 4 |
ANM |
animal |
A living subject from the animal kingdom.
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| 4 |
MIC |
microorganism |
All single celled living organisms including protozoa, bacteria, yeast, viruses, etc.
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| 4 |
PLNT |
plant |
A living subject from the order of plants.
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| 3 |
PSN |
person |
A living subject of the species homo sapiens.
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| 2 |
MAT |
material |
Any thing that has extension in space and mass, may be of living or non-living origin.
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| 3 |
CHEM |
chemical substance |
A substance that is fully defined by an organic or inorganic chemical formula, includes mixtures of other chemical substances. Refine using, e.g., IUPAC codes.
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| 3 |
FOOD |
food |
Naturally occurring, processed or manufactured entities that are primarily used as food for humans and animals.
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| 3 |
MMAT |
manufactured material |
Corresponds to the ManufacturedMaterial class
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| 4 |
CONT |
container |
A container of other entities.
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| 5 |
HOLD |
holder |
A type of container that can hold other containers or other holders.
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| 4 |
DEV |
device |
A subtype of ManufacturedMaterial used in an activity, without being substantially changed through that activity. The kind of device is identified by the code attribute inherited from Entity.
Usage: This includes durable (reusable) medical equipment as well as disposable equipment.
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| 5 |
CER |
certificate representation |
A physical artifact that stores information about the granting of authorization.
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| 5 |
MODDV |
imaging modality |
Class to contain unique attributes of diagnostic imaging equipment.
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| 2 |
ORG |
organization |
A social or legal structure formed by human beings.
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| 3 |
PUB |
public institution |
An agency of the people of a state often assuming some authority over a certain matter. Includes government, governmental agencies, associations.
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| 3 |
STATE |
state |
A politically organized body of people bonded by territory, culture, or ethnicity, having sovereignty (to a certain extent) granted by other states (enclosing or neighboring states). This includes countries (nations), provinces (e.g., one of the United States of America or a French departement), counties or municipalities. Refine using, e.g., ISO country codes, FIPS-PUB state codes, etc.
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| 4 |
NAT |
Nation |
A politically organized body of people bonded by territory and known as a nation.
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| 2 |
PLC |
place |
A physical place or site with its containing structure. May be natural or man-made. The geographic position of a place may or may not be constant.
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| 3 |
CITY |
city or town |
The territory of a city, town or other municipality.
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| 3 |
COUNTRY |
country |
The territory of a sovereign nation.
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| 3 |
COUNTY |
county or parish |
The territory of a county, parish or other division of a state or province.
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| 3 |
PROVINCE |
state or province |
The territory of a state, province, department or other division of a sovereign country.
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| 2 |
RGRP |
group |
A grouping of resources (personnel, material, or places) to be used for scheduling purposes. May be a pool of like-type resources, a team, or combination of personnel, material and places.
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