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Generated Narrative: CodeSystem v3-EntityDeterminer

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Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

Name | Code | URI | Type | Description
Status | status | http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status | code | A property that indicates the status of the concept. One of active, experimental, deprecated, or retired.
Deprecation Date | deprecationDate | http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#deprecationDate | dateTime | The date at which a concept was deprecated. Concepts that are deprecated but not inactive can still be used, but their use is discouraged.
Name:Class | Name:Class | http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#rim-Class | code | The formal name for the class clone under this code

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-EntityDeterminer defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy:

Lvl | Code | Display | Definition | Deprecated | Status | Deprecation Date | Name:Class

1

INSTANCE

specific

**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.

active

2

GROUP

specific group

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.

active

1

KIND

described

**Description:**A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a universal, kind or class of physical thing (as opposed to a particular thing).

active

Kind

2

GROUPKIND

described group

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.

active

2

QUANTIFIED_KIND

described quantified

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.

Deprecated

deprecated

2008-11-14

# description
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.

# copyright
This material derives from the HL7 Terminology THO. THO is copyright ©1989+ Health Level Seven International and is made available under the CC0 designation. For more licensing information see: https://terminology.hl7.org/license.html

# property[].description
A property that indicates the status of the concept. One of active, experimental, deprecated, or retired.

# property[].description
The date at which a concept was deprecated. Concepts that are deprecated but not inactive can still be used, but their use is discouraged.

# property[].description
The formal name for the class clone under this code

# concept[].definition
**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.

# concept[].concept[].definition
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.

# concept[].definition
**Description:**A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a universal, kind or class of physical thing (as opposed to a particular thing).

# concept[].concept[].definition
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.

# concept[].concept[].definition
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.