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EntityClass
Lvl Type, Domain name and/or Mnemonic code Concept ID Mnemonic Print Name Definition/Description
1 S: EntityClassRoot (ENT) 13922 ENT entity

Corresponds to the Entity class

2   A: EntityClassDocumentReceiving 16754
3     A: EntityClassPersonOrOrgReceiving 16756
4       S: EntityClassOrganization (ORG) 10889 ORG organization

A social or legal structure formed by human beings.

5         L:  (PUB) 10891 PUB public institution

An agency of the people of a state often assuming some authority over a certain matter. Includes government, governmental agencies, associations.

5         L:  (STATE) 10890 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.

4       L:  (PSN) 10887 PSN person

A living subject of the species homo sapiens.

3     L:  (HCE) 16755 HCE health chart entity

A health chart included to serve as a document receiving entity in the management of medical records.

2   S: EntityClassLivingSubject (LIV) 10884 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.)

3     S: EntityClassNonPersonLivingSubject (NLIV) 11621 NLIV non-person living subject
4       L:  (ANM) 10885 ANM animal

A living subject from the animal kingdom.

4       L:  (MIC) 14028 MIC microorganism

All single celled living organisms including protozoa, bacteria, yeast, viruses, etc.

4       L:  (PLNT) 10886 PLNT plant

A living subject from the order of plants.

3     L:  (PSN) 10887 PSN person

A living subject of the species homo sapiens.

2   S: EntityClassMaterial (MAT) 10883 MAT material

Any thing that has extension in space and mass, may be of living or non-living origin.

3     S: EntityClassManufacturedMaterial (MMAT) 13934 MMAT manufactured material

Corresponds to the ManufacturedMaterial class

4       S: EntityClassContainer (CONT) 11622 CONT container

A container of other entities.

5         L:  (HOLD) 14029 HOLD holder

A type of container that can hold other containers or other holders.

4       S: EntityClassDevice (DEV) 11623 DEV device
5         L:  (CER) 16098 CER certificate representation

A physical artifact that stores information about the granting of authorization.

5         L:  (MODDV) 13939 MODDV imaging modality

Class to contain unique attributes of diagnostic imaging equipment.

3     L:  (CHEM) 10888 CHEM chemical substance

An substance that is fully defined by an organic or anorganic chemical formula, includes mixtures of other chemical substances. Refine using, e.g., IUPAC codes.

3     L:  (FOOD) 14027 FOOD food

Naturally occurring, processed or manufactured entities that are primarily used as food for humans and animals.

2   S: EntityClassOrganization (ORG) 10889 ORG organization

A social or legal structure formed by human beings.

3     L:  (PUB) 10891 PUB public institution

An agency of the people of a state often assuming some authority over a certain matter. Includes government, governmental agencies, associations.

3     L:  (STATE) 10890 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.

2   S: EntityClassPlace (PLC) 10892 PLC place

A physicial 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.

3     L:  (CITY) 16835 CITY city or town

The territory of a city, town or other municipality.

3     L:  (COUNTRY) 16836 COUNTRY country

The territory of a sovereign nation.

3     L:  (COUNTY) 16837 COUNTY county or parish

The territory of county, parish or other division of a state or province.

3     L:  (PROVINCE) 16838 PROVINCE state or province

The territory of a state, province, department or other division of a sovereign country.

2   L:  (RGRP) 11630 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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