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MedicalEntity ​

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

Parent types ​

Thing

Properties ​

Properties for MedicalEntity ​

PropertyExpected typeDefined onDescription
codeMedicalCodeMedicalEntityA medical code for the entity, taken from a controlled vocabulary or ontology such as ICD-9, DiseasesDB, MeSH, SNOMED-CT, RxNorm, etc.
fundingGrantMedicalEntityA Grant that directly or indirectly provide funding or sponsorship for this item. See also ownershipFundingInfo.
guidelineMedicalGuidelineMedicalEntityA medical guideline related to this entity.
legalStatusDrugLegalStatus, MedicalEnumeration, TextMedicalEntityThe drug or supplement's legal status, including any controlled substance schedules that apply.
medicineSystemMedicineSystemMedicalEntityThe system of medicine that includes this MedicalEntity, for example 'evidence-based', 'homeopathic', 'chiropractic', etc.
recognizingAuthorityOrganizationMedicalEntityIf applicable, the organization that officially recognizes this entity as part of its endorsed system of medicine.
relevantSpecialtyMedicalSpecialtyMedicalEntityIf applicable, a medical specialty in which this entity is relevant.
studyMedicalStudyMedicalEntityA medical study or trial related to this entity.

Inherited properties ​

PropertyExpected typeInherited fromDescription
additionalTypeText, URLThingAn 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. Typically the value is a URI-identified RDF class, and in this case corresponds to the use of rdf:type in RDF. Text values can be used sparingly, for cases where useful information can be added without their being an appropriate schema to reference. In the case of text values, the class label should follow the schema.org style guide.
alternateNameTextThingAn alias for the item.
descriptionText, TextObjectThingA description of the item.
disambiguatingDescriptionTextThingA 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.
identifierPropertyValue, Text, URLThingThe 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.
imageImageObject, URLThingAn image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject.
mainEntityOfPageCreativeWork, URLThingIndicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details.
nameTextThingThe name of the item.
ownerOrganization, PersonThingA person or organization who owns this Thing.
potentialActionActionThingIndicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.
sameAsURLThingURL 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.
subjectOfCreativeWork, EventThingA CreativeWork or Event about this Thing.
urlURLThingURL of the item.

Sub-types ​

AnatomicalStructure, AnatomicalSystem, DrugClass, DrugCost, LifestyleModification, MedicalCause, MedicalCondition, MedicalContraindication, MedicalDevice, MedicalGuideline, MedicalIndication, MedicalIntangible, MedicalProcedure, MedicalRiskEstimator, MedicalRiskFactor, MedicalStudy, MedicalTest, Substance, SuperficialAnatomy

Example ​

json
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "MedicalEntity",
  "name": "Example Name",
  "description": "A short description.",
  "url": "/example",
  "code": "Example value",
  "funding": "Example value"
}