HL7 Terminology
2.1.0 - Publication
This page is part of the HL7 Terminology (v2.1.0: Release) based on FHIR R4. The current version which supercedes this version is 5.2.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><p><b>Properties</b></p><table class="grid"><tr><td><b>Code</b></td><td><b>URL</b></td><td><b>Description</b></td><td><b>Type</b></td></tr><tr><td>Specializes</td><td/><td>The child code is a more narrow version of the concept represented by the parent code. I.e. Every child concept is also a valid parent concept. Used to allow determination of subsumption. Must be transitive, irreflexive, antisymmetric.</td><td>Coding</td></tr><tr><td>Generalizes</td><td/><td>Inverse of Specializes. Only included as a derived relationship.</td><td>Coding</td></tr><tr><td>internalId</td><td>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v3-internal-id</td><td>The internal identifier for the concept in the HL7 Access database repository.</td><td>code</td></tr><tr><td>status</td><td>http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status</td><td>A property that indicates the status of the concept. One of active, experimental, deprecated, or retired.</td><td>code</td></tr><tr><td>deprecationDate</td><td>http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#deprecationDate</td><td>The date at which a concept was deprecated. Concepts that are deprecated but not inactive can still be used, but their use is discouraged.</td><td>dateTime</td></tr><tr><td>Name:Class</td><td>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#rim-Class</td><td>The formal name for the class clone under this code</td><td>code</td></tr></table><p>This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-EntityDeterminer defines the following codes:</p><table class="codes"><tr><td><b>Lvl</b></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td><td><b>Deprecated</b></td><td><b>internalId</b></td><td><b>status</b></td><td><b>deprecationDate</b></td><td><b>Name:Class</b></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">INSTANCE<a name="v3-EntityDeterminer-INSTANCE"> </a></td><td>specific</td><td>**Description:**A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a particular physical thing (as opposed to a universal, kind, or class of physical thing).
**Discussion:** It does not matter whether an INSTANCE still exists as a whole at the point in time (or process) when we mention it, for example, a drug product lot is an INSTANCE even though it has been portioned out for retail purpose.</td><td/><td>10881</td><td>active</td><td/><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"> GROUP<a name="v3-EntityDeterminer-GROUP"> </a></td><td>specific group</td><td>A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a particular collection of physical things (as opposed to a universal, kind, or class of physical thing). While the collection may resolve to having only a single individual (or even no individuals), the potential should exist for it to cover multiple individuals.</td><td/><td>23599</td><td>active</td><td/><td/></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">KIND<a name="v3-EntityDeterminer-KIND"> </a></td><td>described</td><td>**Description:**A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a universal, kind or class of physical thing (as opposed to a particular thing).</td><td/><td>10879</td><td>active</td><td/><td>Kind</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"> GROUPKIND<a name="v3-EntityDeterminer-GROUPKIND"> </a></td><td>described group</td><td>A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a universal, kind or class of collections physical things. While the collection may resolve to having only a single individual (or even no individuals), the potential should exist for it to cover multiple individuals.</td><td/><td>23600</td><td>active</td><td/><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"> QUANTIFIED_KIND<a name="v3-EntityDeterminer-QUANTIFIED_KIND"> </a></td><td>described quantified</td><td>The described quantified determiner indicates that the given Entity is taken as a general description of a specific amount of a thing. For example, QUANTIFIED\_KIND of syringe (quantity = 3,) stands for exactly three syringes.</td><td>Deprecated</td><td>10880</td><td>deprecated</td><td>2008-11-14</td><td/></tr></table></div>
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<system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
<value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.5.30"/>
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<version value="2.0.0"/>
<name value="EntityDeterminer"/>
<title value="EntityDeterminer"/>
<status value="active"/>
<date value="2019-03-20"/>
<publisher value="Health Level 7"/>
<contact>
<name value="Health Level Seven"/>
</contact>
<description
value="EntityDeterminer in natural language grammar is the class of words that comprises articles, demonstrative pronouns, and quantifiers. In the RIM, determiner is a structural code in the Entity class to distinguish whether any given Entity object stands for some, any one, or a specific thing."/>
<hierarchyMeaning value="is-a"/>
<content value="complete"/>
<property>
<extension
url="http://terminology.hl7.org/StructureDefinition/ext-mif-relationship-symmetry">
<valueCode value="antisymmetric"/>
</extension>
<extension
url="http://terminology.hl7.org/StructureDefinition/ext-mif-relationship-transitivity">
<valueCode value="transitive"/>
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<extension
url="http://terminology.hl7.org/StructureDefinition/ext-mif-relationship-reflexivity">
<valueCode value="irreflexive"/>
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url="http://terminology.hl7.org/StructureDefinition/ext-mif-relationship-isNavigable">
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<extension
url="http://terminology.hl7.org/StructureDefinition/ext-mif-relationship-relationshipKind">
<valueCode value="Specializes"/>
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<extension
url="http://terminology.hl7.org/StructureDefinition/ext-mif-relationship-inverseName">
<valueString value="Generalizes"/>
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<code value="Specializes"/>
<description
value="The child code is a more narrow version of the concept represented by the parent code. I.e. Every child concept is also a valid parent concept. Used to allow determination of subsumption. Must be transitive, irreflexive, antisymmetric."/>
<type value="Coding"/>
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<property>
<extension
url="http://terminology.hl7.org/StructureDefinition/ext-mif-relationship-symmetry">
<valueCode value="antisymmetric"/>
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url="http://terminology.hl7.org/StructureDefinition/ext-mif-relationship-transitivity">
<valueCode value="transitive"/>
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<extension
url="http://terminology.hl7.org/StructureDefinition/ext-mif-relationship-reflexivity">
<valueCode value="irreflexive"/>
</extension>
<extension
url="http://terminology.hl7.org/StructureDefinition/ext-mif-relationship-isNavigable">
<valueBoolean value="true"/>
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<extension
url="http://terminology.hl7.org/StructureDefinition/ext-mif-relationship-relationshipKind">
<valueCode value="Generalizes"/>
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<extension
url="http://terminology.hl7.org/StructureDefinition/ext-mif-relationship-inverseName">
<valueString value="Specializes"/>
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<code value="Generalizes"/>
<description
value="Inverse of Specializes. Only included as a derived relationship."/>
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value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v3-internal-id"/>
<description
value="The internal identifier for the concept in the HL7 Access database repository."/>
<type value="code"/>
</property>
<property>
<code value="status"/>
<uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status"/>
<description
value="A property that indicates the status of the concept. One of active, experimental, deprecated, or retired."/>
<type value="code"/>
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<code value="deprecationDate"/>
<uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#deprecationDate"/>
<description
value="The date at which a concept was deprecated. Concepts that are deprecated but not inactive can still be used, but their use is discouraged."/>
<type value="dateTime"/>
</property>
<property>
<code value="Name:Class"/>
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value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#rim-Class"/>
<description value="The formal name for the class clone under this code"/>
<type value="code"/>
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<concept>
<code value="INSTANCE"/>
<display value="specific"/>
<definition
value="**Description:**A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a particular physical thing (as opposed to a universal, kind, or class of physical thing).
**Discussion:** It does not matter whether an INSTANCE still exists as a whole at the point in time (or process) when we mention it, for example, a drug product lot is an INSTANCE even though it has been portioned out for retail purpose."/>
<property>
<code value="status"/>
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<property>
<code value="internalId"/>
<valueCode value="10881"/>
</property>
<concept>
<code value="GROUP"/>
<display value="specific group"/>
<definition
value="A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a particular collection of physical things (as opposed to a universal, kind, or class of physical thing). While the collection may resolve to having only a single individual (or even no individuals), the potential should exist for it to cover multiple individuals."/>
<property>
<code value="status"/>
<valueCode value="active"/>
</property>
<property>
<code value="internalId"/>
<valueCode value="23599"/>
</property>
</concept>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="KIND"/>
<display value="described"/>
<definition
value="**Description:**A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a universal, kind or class of physical thing (as opposed to a particular thing)."/>
<property>
<code value="status"/>
<valueCode value="active"/>
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<property>
<code value="internalId"/>
<valueCode value="10879"/>
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<property>
<code value="Name:Class"/>
<valueCode value="Kind"/>
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<concept>
<code value="GROUPKIND"/>
<display value="described group"/>
<definition
value="A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a universal, kind or class of collections physical things. While the collection may resolve to having only a single individual (or even no individuals), the potential should exist for it to cover multiple individuals."/>
<property>
<code value="status"/>
<valueCode value="active"/>
</property>
<property>
<code value="internalId"/>
<valueCode value="23600"/>
</property>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="QUANTIFIED_KIND"/>
<display value="described quantified"/>
<definition
value="The described quantified determiner indicates that the given Entity is taken as a general description of a specific amount of a thing. For example, QUANTIFIED\_KIND of syringe (quantity = 3,) stands for exactly three syringes."/>
<property>
<code value="status"/>
<valueCode value="deprecated"/>
</property>
<property>
<code value="deprecationDate"/>
<valueDateTime value="2008-11-14"/>
</property>
<property>
<code value="internalId"/>
<valueCode value="10880"/>
</property>
</concept>
</concept>
</CodeSystem>