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Medical EntityClass

The most generic type of entity related to health and the practice of medicine.

Equivalent Classes: schema:MedicalEntity
Mappings
More specific Types: AnatomicalStructure AnatomicalSystem DrugClass DrugCost LifestyleModification MedicalCause MedicalCondition MedicalContraindication MedicalDevice MedicalGuideline MedicalIndication MedicalIntangible MedicalProcedure MedicalRiskEstimator MedicalRiskFactor MedicalStudy MedicalTest Substance SuperficialAnatomy
Additional Types: -
Industries Associated With Medical Entity: Directly associated by an Industry
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Inherited
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Brands Associated With Medical Entity: Inherited through an Industry
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Directly associated by a brand
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Inherited through a parent brand
Tmpc
Properties from MedicalEntity: Property Expected Type TMPC Mapping description
code
MedicalCode
A medical code for the entity, taken from a controlled vocabulary or ontology such as ICD-9, DiseasesDB, MeSH, SNOMED-CT, RxNorm, etc.
funding
Grant
A Grant that directly or indirectly provide funding or sponsorship for this item. See also ownershipFundingInfo.
guideline
MedicalGuideline
A medical guideline related to this entity.
legalStatus
Text
DrugLegalStatus MedicalEnumeration
The drug or supplement's legal status, including any controlled substance schedules that apply.
medicineSystem
MedicineSystem
The system of medicine that includes this MedicalEntity, for example 'evidence-based', 'homeopathic', 'chiropractic', etc.
recognizingAuthority
Organization
If applicable, the organization that officially recognizes this entity as part of its endorsed system of medicine.
relevantSpecialty
MedicalSpecialty
If applicable, a medical specialty in which this entity is relevant.
study
MedicalStudy
A medical study or trial related to this entity.
Properties from Thing: Property Expected Type TMPC Mapping description
additionalType
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
Text
An alias for the item.
description
Text
A description of the item.
disambiguatingDescription
Text
A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the description to be useful for disambiguation.
identifier
PropertyValue
URL
Text
The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See background notes for more details.
image
URL
ImageObject
An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject.
mainEntityOfPage
URL
CreativeWork
Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details.
name
Text
The name of the item.
potentialAction
Action
Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.
sameAs
URL
URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.
subjectOf
Event CreativeWork
A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing.
url
URL
URL of the item.
Instances of MedicalEntity may appear with as a value for the following properties: Property On Types TMPC Mapping description
adverseOutcome
TherapeuticProcedure MedicalDevice
A possible complication and/or side effect of this therapy. If it is known that an adverse outcome is serious (resulting in death, disability, or permanent damage; requiring hospitalization; or otherwise life-threatening or requiring immediate medical attention), tag it as a seriousAdverseOutcome instead.
causeOf
MedicalCause
The condition, complication, symptom, sign, etc. caused.
estimatesRiskOf
MedicalRiskEstimator
The condition, complication, or symptom whose risk is being estimated.
functionalClass
Joint
The degree of mobility the joint allows.
fundedItem
Grant
Indicates something directly or indirectly funded or sponsored through a Grant. See also ownershipFundingInfo.
guidelineSubject
MedicalGuideline
The medical conditions, treatments, etc. that are the subject of the guideline.
increasesRiskOf
MedicalRiskFactor
The condition, complication, etc. influenced by this factor.
preparation
MedicalProcedure
Typical preparation that a patient must undergo before having the procedure performed.
seriousAdverseOutcome
MedicalTherapy MedicalDevice
A possible serious complication and/or serious side effect of this therapy. Serious adverse outcomes include those that are life-threatening; result in death, disability, or permanent damage; require hospitalization or prolong existing hospitalization; cause congenital anomalies or birth defects; or jeopardize the patient and may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the outcomes in this definition.
studySubject
MedicalStudy
A subject of the study, i.e. one of the medical conditions, therapies, devices, drugs, etc. investigated by the study.
Superseded by: -
Is Part Of: health-lifesci.schema.org
Sources: -
Alternate Name: -

Property	Expected Type	description
code	MedicalCode	A medical code for the entity, taken from a controlled vocabulary or ontology such as ICD-9, DiseasesDB, MeSH, SNOMED-CT, RxNorm, etc.
funding	Grant	A Grant that directly or indirectly provide funding or sponsorship for this item. See also ownershipFundingInfo.
guideline	MedicalGuideline	A medical guideline related to this entity.
legalStatus	Text DrugLegalStatus MedicalEnumeration	The drug or supplement's legal status, including any controlled substance schedules that apply.
medicineSystem	MedicineSystem	The system of medicine that includes this MedicalEntity, for example 'evidence-based', 'homeopathic', 'chiropractic', etc.
recognizingAuthority	Organization	If applicable, the organization that officially recognizes this entity as part of its endorsed system of medicine.
relevantSpecialty	MedicalSpecialty	If applicable, a medical specialty in which this entity is relevant.
study	MedicalStudy	A medical study or trial related to this entity.

Property	Expected Type	description
additionalType	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	Text	An alias for the item.
description	Text	A description of the item.
disambiguatingDescription	Text	A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the description to be useful for disambiguation.
identifier	PropertyValue URL Text	The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See background notes for more details.
image	URL ImageObject	An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject.
mainEntityOfPage	URL CreativeWork	Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details.
name	Text	The name of the item.
potentialAction	Action	Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.
sameAs	URL	URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.
subjectOf	Event CreativeWork	A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing.
url	URL	URL of the item.

Property	On Types	description
adverseOutcome	TherapeuticProcedure MedicalDevice	A possible complication and/or side effect of this therapy. If it is known that an adverse outcome is serious (resulting in death, disability, or permanent damage; requiring hospitalization; or otherwise life-threatening or requiring immediate medical attention), tag it as a seriousAdverseOutcome instead.
causeOf	MedicalCause	The condition, complication, symptom, sign, etc. caused.
estimatesRiskOf	MedicalRiskEstimator	The condition, complication, or symptom whose risk is being estimated.
functionalClass	Joint	The degree of mobility the joint allows.
fundedItem	Grant	Indicates something directly or indirectly funded or sponsored through a Grant. See also ownershipFundingInfo.
guidelineSubject	MedicalGuideline	The medical conditions, treatments, etc. that are the subject of the guideline.
increasesRiskOf	MedicalRiskFactor	The condition, complication, etc. influenced by this factor.
preparation	MedicalProcedure	Typical preparation that a patient must undergo before having the procedure performed.
seriousAdverseOutcome	MedicalTherapy MedicalDevice	A possible serious complication and/or serious side effect of this therapy. Serious adverse outcomes include those that are life-threatening; result in death, disability, or permanent damage; require hospitalization or prolong existing hospitalization; cause congenital anomalies or birth defects; or jeopardize the patient and may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the outcomes in this definition.
studySubject	MedicalStudy	A subject of the study, i.e. one of the medical conditions, therapies, devices, drugs, etc. investigated by the study.