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Attribute Names - 2009AB Release

ATN   (Attribute Name)
ACCEPTED_THERAPEUTIC_USE_FOR Accepted Therapeutic Use For
ACCESSION_NO Accession number
ADJACENT Adjacent
AMBIGUITY_FLAG Source atom Abmiguity Flag
AMT AOT uses MeSH term
ANATOMICAL_OR_ARBITRARY Anatomical or Arbitrary
AN MeSH Annotation - an informative MeSH note written primarily for indexers or catalogers that may also be useful in explaining the use of a MeSH term to online searchers.
AQL MeSH Allowable Qualifier - list of allowable qualifier abbreviations for MeSH main headings (e.g. AA, CL, CS, DF, DU, IM, I,P ME, PK)
AQ SNOMED CT "allowable qualifier" attribute for representing certain relationships (those having a characteristic type of "Qualifier" and a refinability of "Mandatory") which indicate one of several allowable types of qualifiers, such as laterality or severity, that a concept may have
BIOCARTA_ID BioCarta ID
BLOCK Block code
CAS_REGISTRY CAS Registry
CCDS_ID CCDS ID
CCF Canonical Clinical Problem Statement System (CCPSS) frequency - the number of times a CCPSS term appears in a patient record.
CCI ICD-9-CM code(s) clusters in a Clinical Classifications Software (CCS) category - individual ICD-9-CM codes (or ranges of such codes) classified into CCS categories.
CELL_APPENDAGE_TYPE Cell appendage type
CELL_LAYER Cell layer
CFR Code of Federal Regulation Number (e.g. 862.3220, 892.1610)
CHAPTER Chapter code
CHARACTERISTICTYPE SNOMED CT indication of whether a relationship specifies a defining characteristic of the source concept or a possible qualification of that Concept.
CHEMICAL_FORMULA Chemical Formula
CHROMOSOME_PAIRS_PER_NUCLEUS Chromosome pairs per nucleus
CHROMOSOME Chromosome
CITE Citation or edition information
CNU ISO 3166-1 standard country code in numeric (three-digit) format
COMPONENTHISTORY SNOMED CT history of a single instance of a change to a source data element in a particular version of SNOMED CT.
CONCEPTSTATUS SNOMED CT status which indicates whether a concept is in active use and, if not, indicates the reason it is inactive.
CONNECTED_TO Connected to
CONNECTION_TYPE Connection type
CONSIDER Codes to consider before definitive diagnosis
CONTACT_TYPE Contact type
CONTRIBUTING_SOURCE Contributing Source
COORDINATE Coordinate
COPYRIGHT Copyright
CPF CPT Full Description - complete text of the CPT full description, in cases where the CPT term in the "STR" field of MRCON has been trimmed from its original form.
CTV3ID The Read Code for a SNOMED CT concept taken from the United Kingdom?s Clinical Terms Version 3 terminology.
CURATED_RANGE_AND_UNITS Curated Range and Units
CV_ALGORITHM Content view algorithm
CV_CATEGORY Content view category
CV_CLASS Content view class
CV_CODE Content view code
CV_CONTRIBUTOR_DATE Date corresponding to the contributor version of this concept view
CV_CONTRIBUTOR_URL URL corresponding to the contributor version of this concept view
CV_CONTRIBUTOR_VERSION Version of this content view submitted by the contributor
CV_CONTRIBUTOR Content view contributor
CV_DESCRIPTION Content view description
CV_IS_GENERATED Content view generated: Y/N
CV_MAINTAINER_DATE Date corresponding to the maintainer version of this concept view
CV_MAINTAINER_URL URL corresponding to the maintainer version of this concept view
CV_MAINTAINER_VERSION Version of this content view submitted by the maintainer
CV_MAINTAINER Content view maintainer
CV_MEMBER Describes the membership for an atom belonging to a particular content view. The value for this attribute is a tilde-delimited microsyntax. The first field is the content view bitflag (e.g. 2048), followed by field name-value pairs describing the member.
CV_PREVIOUS_META Previous UMLS Metathesaurus version used to generate content view. A null value means the content view is generated based on current UMLS Metathesaurus version.
CX MeSH Consider Also Note - other word roots or prefixes that should be consulted for concepts related to this MeSH concept, e.g., the value for "Heart" is "consider also terms at cardi- and myocardi-".
DATE_CREATED Date created
DATE_FIRST_PUBLISHED Date first published
DATE_LAST_MODIFIED Date last modified
DATE_NAME_CHANGED Date name changed
DATE_SYMBOL_CHANGED Date symbol changed
DA Metathesaurus Date of entry - YYYYMMDD, e.g., 19920830 - date of entry of the concept into the Metathesaurus.
DB_XR_ID Database cross-reference ID
DB_XR Database cross-reference
DCSA Controlled Substance Act designation code (e.g. 0,2,3n)
DC MeSH Descriptor class - type of MeSH term the concept name represents.
DDFA Drug Doseform Abbreviation (e.g. SOLN)
DDF Drug Doseform (e.g. chewable tablet)
DEFCHARACTERISTICS Defining characteristics
DEFINITION_DESCRIPTION_HELP Definition Description Help
DESCRIPTIONSTATUS SNOMED CT description status which indicates whether a description (concept name) is in active use and, if not, the reason it is inactive.
DESCRIPTIONTYPE SNOMED CT term type, indicating whether the term is the Preferred Term, Synonym or the Fully Specified Name for the associated concept.
DESIGN_NOTE Design note.
DEVTYPE Device Type
DHJC Multum HCPCS J-code Multum clinical drugs linked to HCPCS J-codes where applicable (e.g. J7507)
DID Descriptor Identifier
DIMENSION Dimension code
DIV NCBI Division/Phyla (e.g. DIV[NCBI]Viruses)
DM_SPL_ID DailyMed internal identifier for MTHSPL atom
DPC Multum Pregnancy Hazard Classification Code assigned to Multum clinical drugs. (e.g. X, D)
DQ MeSH Date Qualifier Established YYYYMMDD - date the qualifier became available for indexing MEDLARS citations.
DRTA Drug Route of Administration Abbreviation (e.g. INJ)
DRT Drug Route of Administration (e.g. Injection (systemic) )
DRUG_CLASS_TYPE VA Drug class type - Values can be "Major","Minor","Sub Class", or "0","1","2" respectively
DST Drug Strength (e.g. 0.01%, 0.02 MG, 0.02 MG/ML)
DX MeSH Date major descriptor established YYYYMMDD - first day of the Index Medicus publication month in which the descriptor (in any form) was available for searching as a major descriptor.
DateCreated Date Created
EC_OF MeSH Entry combination OF - an invalid MeSH main heading/subheading combination that is a cross reference to a single MeSH main heading or a main heading/subheading combination that should be used in its place. Has a format of SDUI/Qualifier
EC MeSH Entry combination - an invalid MeSH main heading/subheading combination that is a cross reference to a single MeSH main heading or a main heading/subheading combination that should be used in its place.
ENSEMBLGENE_ID Ensembl gene ID
ENTREZGENE_ID EntrezGene ID
ESSENTIAL_AMINO_ACID Essential Amino Acid
ESSENTIAL_FATTY_ACID Essential Fatty Acid
EXAMPLE_UNITS Example units
EXCLUDE_DI_CHECK Exclude drug interaction check
EZ Enzyme Commission Number - International Union of Biochemists Enzyme Commission number for an enzyme concept.
FDASRS FDA Structured Product Label UNII Code for Active Substance
FDA_TABLE FDA Table
FDA_UNII_CODE FDA UNII Code
FOURTHLEVEL Fourth Level code
FROMRSAB Root source abbreviation for the "from" identifiers of a map set
FROMVSAB Versioned source abbreviation for the "from" identifiers of a map set
FR MeSH Frequency
FX MeSH MH Mapping - maps a MeSH MH to a 'See Related' MH.
GENBANK_ACCESSION_NUMBER GenBank Accession Number
GENELOCUS Gene Locus
GENESYMBOL Gene Symbol
GENE_ENCODES_PRODUCT Gene Encodes Product
GENE_FAM Gene family name
GO_ANNOTATION GO Annotation
GO_COMMENT GO Comment field data
GO_NAMESPACE Go Namespace field data
GO_SUBSET Go Subset field data
GROUPURL URL for corresponding health topic groups on MedlinePlus
GXR GO Cross Reference to external databases (e.g. MetaCyc:TRNA-CHARGING-PWY)
HAC HCPCS action code - code denoting the change made to a procedure or modifier code within the HCPCS system.
HAD HCPCS Action Effective Date - effective date of action to a procedure or modifier code.
HAQ HCPCS Anesthesia Base Unit Quantity - base unit represents the level of intensity for anesthesia procedure services that reflects all activities except time.
HAS_BOUNDARY Has boundary
HAS_MASS Has mass
HAT HL7 "appliesTo" concept code property
HBT HCPCS Berenson-Eggers Type of Service Code - BETOS for the procedure code based on generally agreed upon clinically meaningful groupings of procedures and services.
HCC HCPCS Coverage Code - code denoting Medicare coverage status. There are two subelements separated by "=".
HCDI HL7 Code Instance: Number to disambiguate case differences (Default 0)
HCD HCPCS Code Added Date - year the HCPCS code was added to the HCFA Common Procedure Coding System.
HCO HL7 Comment
HCS HL7 Concept Status: Status of concept code (P - proposed, A - active, R - retired)
HDS HL7 Designation Sequence: Designation id within concept
HHA HL7 "howApplies" concept code property
HID HL7 internal Id: Internal identifier of codeSystemId/conceptCode. More than one conceptCode/codeInstance may map to the same internalId
HIR HCPCS Coverage Issues Manual Reference Section Number - number identifying the Reference Section of the Coverage Issues Manual.
HIT HL7 Interpretation: German Interpretation according to the German HL/ user group
HL7_FIELD_SUBFIELD HL7 Field/Subfield ID
HL7_V2_DATATYPE HL7 V2 Datatype
HL7_V3_DATATYPE HL7 V3 Datatype
HLC HCPCS Lab Certification Code - code used to classify laboratory procedures according to the specialty certification categories listed by CMS(formerly HCFA).
HLIR HL7 "inverseRelationship" concept code property
HMP HCPCS Multiple Pricing Indicator Code - code used to identify instances where a procedure could be priced.
HMR HCPCS Medicare Carriers Manual reference section number - number identifying a section of the Medicare Carriers Manual.
HM MeSH Heading Mapped To - heading mapped to attribute in C-MeSH containing repeating (MH or MH/SH) elements (e.g. HM = PYRROLIDINONES, HM = *TARTRATES, HM = ESTRONE/* analogs & derivatives)
HN History Note - for MeSH history notes, the year when the current form of the MeSH term was established as a major and/or minor descriptor.
HOD HL7 OID
HOI HL7 "openIssue" concept code property
HOMOLOGOUS_GENE Homologous Gene
HPD HCPCS ACD payment group effective date - date the procedure is assigned to the ASC payment group.
HPG HCPCS ASC payment group code which represents the dollar amount of the facility charge payable by Medicare for the procedure.
HPI HCPCS Pricing Indicator Code - used to identify the appropriate methodology for developing unique pricing amounts under Part B.
HPL HL7 Preferred for Language: Yes means that this designation is the primary designation for the given language
HPN HCPCS processing note number identifying the processing note contained in Appendix A of the HCPCS Manual.
HSE HL7 Section: Chapter
HSNU HL7 Sort Number: Number for sorting the values according to the official document
HSN HCPCS Statute Number identifying statute reference for coverage or noncoverage of procedure or service.
HTA HL7 Anchor: HTML-Reference to the Standard
HTD HCPCS Termination Date - last date for which a procedure or code may be used by Medicare Providers.
HTG HL7 Generate: Yes/No
HTID HL7 Table ID
HTS HCPCS Type of Service Code - carrier assigned HCFA Type of Service which describes the particular kind(s) of service represented by the procedure code.
HTT HL7 Table Type: Number specifying the type of this table (user defined, HL7 defined, ..)
HUS HL7 Usage: How is this data element used (Original, Added, Deleted)
HXR HCPCS Cross reference code - an explicit reference crosswalking a deleted code or a code that is not valid for Medicare to a valid current code (or range of codes).
IAA ICD10AM Abbreviated Descriptor
IAC ICD10AM Australian Code - Contains a flag "1" for codes that have been exclusively developed in Australia.
IAD ICD10AM Effective from - indicates the date that the code is effective from.
IAH ICD10AM Age Edit, higher limit - minimum age is expressed as a three digit field.
IAL ICD10AM Age Edit, lower limit - minimum age is expressed as a three digit field.
IAN Annotation Note - a + (Dagger) denotes a code describing the etiology or underlying cause of the disease; an * (asterisk) denotes a code describing the manifestation of a disease
IAR ICD10AM Relationship Note - code embedded in the term, may have a * or +.
IAS ICD10AM Sex Edit flag to indicate whether the code is valid for a particular sex. Sex flags are 1 (male) or 2 (female).
IAT ICD10AM Sex Edit Type - all sex flagged codes are followed by a "sex edit type" flag. The sex edit type flags are 1 (fatal) or 2 (warning).
IAY ICD10AM Age Edit Type - all age flagged codes are followed by an age edit type flag. The age edit type flags are 1 (fatal) or 2 (warning).
ICA ICD Additional Codes Note - an ICD-9-CM instruction to signal the coder that an additional code should be used if the information is available to provide a more complete picture of that diagnoses or procedure.
ICC ICD Code Also Note - an ICD-9-CM instruction to signal the coder to code additional information.
ICD-O-3_CODE ICD-O-3 Code
ICE ICD Entry Term (e.g. Diarrhea:{dysenteric; epidemic}; Infectious diarrheal disease)
ICF ICD Fifth-digit Code Note - instruction to coders indicating use of a fifth-digit code.
ICNP_TYPE ICNP Type Codes: Defines if the code is a Diagnosis/Outcome (DC), Intervention (IC) or Primitive (7-axes: A, C, F, J, L, M, T)
ICN ICD Note - instruction providing additional coding information.
ICPCCODE ICPC Code
IDNR Original ID number for source file
II MeSH Indexing Information - for MeSH chemical terms (Term Type=NM), MeSH headings that may be relevant to articles that are also assigned the NM term.
INCLUDED_MESH_UIS Used for Mechanism of Action (MoA) concepts where multiple MeSH descriptors were merged into one NDFRT concept
INC ICD10AM Neoplasm code (e.g. C34.- )
IND_CODE IND Code
INFOODS Infoods
INITIALCAPITALSTATUS SNOMED CT capital status, indicating whether the capitalization of the first character of the SNOMED CT term is significant.
INPC_PERCENTAGE INPC percentage
INTERVENTION_DESCRIPTION Intervention description
INTERVENTION_SEQUENCE Intervention sequence number
INTERVENTION_TEXT Intervention text
IPX ICD10 code related to an ICPC code - a + indicates that the ICD10 code is broader than the ICPC code; a - indicates that the ICD10 code is narrower than the ICPC code.
ISLEAF Leaf flag: 0 for hierarchical nodes, 1 for leaf nodes
ISPRIMITIVE SNOMED CT indicator of whether concept is primitive or fully defined by its defining characteristics.
JXR OMIM code that is related to Jablonski term.
KEGG_ID KEGG ID
LABEL_TYPE DailyMed label type
LAL LOINC Answerlist - list of answers for results that are reportable from a multiple choice list, e.g., the answers for the term DISPOSITION OF BLOOD PACK are GIVEN;PARTIALLY GIVEN;DISCARDED.
LANGUAGECODE SNOMED CT string identifying a language and, if appropriate, a dialect in which this description is valid.
LANGUAGE Language
LATERALITY Laterality
LCA LOINC ACSSYM field - LOINC chemical name synonyms, alternative names and chemical formulae from the Chemical Abstract Society.
LCB LOINC Chemical base name from the Chemical Abstract Society.
LCD LOINC CDISC common tests
LCL LOINC Class - arbitrary classification of terms in LOINC designed to assist LOINC development and to group related observations together (e.g. ABXBACT = Antibiotic susceptibility)
LCN LOINC Classtype - 1 = Laboratory class; 2 = Clinical class
LCS LOINC Depreciated or superseded status - an indicator that a LOINC term is no longer to be used. The term that should now be used will appear in the LMP element.
LCT LOINC Change Type Code - type of change made to a LOINC term.
LEA LOINC Example Answers - for some tests and measurements, LOINC has supplied examples of valid answers. These values differ from those in the ANSWERLIST field because that details possible values for nominal scale terms.
LEVEL RXNORM: Specifies the type of drug concepts - Values can be "Ingredient", "VA Class", or "VA Product"; ICF: hierarchical level number
LFO LOINC Formula - regression equation details for many OB.US calculated terms.
LINKEDID Subset member attribute for SNOMEDCT style subsets. Valid for Navigation and Duplicate Terms Subsets only. For Navigation Subsets it is the SNOMED CT Identifier for a Concept that is a Navigation child of the Subset Member. For Duplicate Terms Subsets it is the SNOMED CT Identifier for the highest priority Description sharing the Duplicate Term.
LLR LOINC Date Last Changed YYYYMMDD - date the LOINC term was last changed.
LMM Molecular weights - contains the molecular weights of many chemical moieties when they are provided.
LMP LOINC Map to Code of the term that has superseded a term with a LCS value of DEL.
LNC LOINC NAACCR_ID - LOINC terms mapped to North American Association of Central Cancer Registries Identification
LNE LOINC CODE_TABLE
LOCUS_ID Locus ID
LOCUS_SPECIFIC_DB_XR Locus specific database cross-reference
LOCUS_TYPE Locus Type
LOINC_COMPONENT LOINC component
LOINC_METHOD_TYP LOINC method type
LOINC_PROPERTY LOINC property
LOINC_SCALE_TYP LOINC scale type
LOINC_SYSTEM LOINC system
LOINC_TIME_ASPECT LOINC time aspect
LOR LOINC ORDER_OBS field. Defines term as order only, observation only, or both. Values are: BOTH OBSERVATION ORDER. A fourth category, Subset, is used for terms that are subsets of a panel but do not represent a package that is known to be orderable.
LPL LOINC Panel Elements
LQS Survey Question Source
LQT Survey Question Text
LRF Reference - contains references to medical literature, product announcements, or other written sources of information on the test or measurement described by the LOINC record.
LRN2 Related names 2
LRN LOINC related name - Previously was released as a RN string from LOINC; converted from a term type in 2002AD (e.g. AMIKIN)
LSP LOINC Species code
LSU SUBMITTED_UNITS
LT Indicates if a chemicals or medical device is a tradename (present in older versions of the Metathesaurus and was discontinued, then brought back starting in 2002AD)
LUR Units required when used as OBX segment - a Y/N field that indicates that units are required when this LOINC is included as an OBX segment in a HIPAA attachment
MACRONUTRIENT Macronutrient
MAPPED_ENSEMBLGENE_ID Ensembl gene ID (mapped data)
MAPPED_ENTREZGENE_ID Entrez gene ID (mapped data)
MAPPED_GDB_ID GDB ID (mapped data)
MAPPED_REFSEQ_ID RefSeq (mapped data)
MAPPED_RGD_ID Rat genome database ID (mapped data)
MAPPED_UCSC_ID UCSC ID (mapped data)
MAPSETGRAMMAR Grammar used to describe boolean expressions used in a map set
MAPSETNAME Official name of a map set
MAPSETREALMID Identifier of a "Realm" to which a source is mapped, within which this cross mapping table is applicable. Used in cases where Realm specific business rules or guidelines alter the acceptable mappings. Realm is the same as used in SNOMED CT subsets. It includes a four character ISO6523 identifier followed by an optional series of concatenated subdivision codes defined by the registered organization.
MAPSETRSAB Root source abbreviation for a map set
MAPSETRULETYPE Indicates the types of rules used in a map set and cross map targets to which a source is mapped.
MAPSETSCHEMEID Standard identifier for the scheme to which a map set belongs. This may be an International Coding Scheme Identifier (ISO7826) or an Object Identifier (OID) used as specified by HL7.
MAPSETSCHEMENAME Full name of the target scheme in a map set.
MAPSETSCHEMEVERSION Version number of the target scheme (as published by the issuing organization) in a map set.
MAPSETSEPARATORCODE XML entity code (for example, "&#7c;" to represent the vertical-bar character) for the character used as a separator between the individual codes in the target codes field in a map set.
MAPSETSID Source asserted identifier for a map set
MAPSETTYPE Indicates the nature of a map set. Its value is map set specific. It can be used to indicate the inclusion of one to one, one to many and choices of maps.
MAPSETVERSION Version of the map set
MAPSETVSAB Versioned source abbreviation for a map set
MAPSETXRTARGETID Map set target identifier used for XR mappings.
MDA MeSH date of entry YYYYMMDD - date the term was added to the MeSH file, which is prior to the date the term became available for indexing and searching MEDLARS citations. Terms that have been part of MeSH for many years may have no value in this element.
MEA In NOC, the "measurement scale" used for a particular outcome.
MED1901 Medline citation counts from articles dated 1901.
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MEMBERSTATUS Subset member attribute for SNOMEDCT style subsets indiciating the new DESCRIPTIONSTATUS value of that member in that subset.
MENU_PARENT Link information to Term Menu parent. This may not always be the same as the TermParent. Element will not exist for top level menus, e.g. cancer.
MENU_TYPE Values are Clinical Trials--Cancer Type, Clinical Trials--Drug, or Cancer Information.
MESH_NAME MeSH name
MESH_UI The MeSH Unique Identifier to which the given NDFRT term maps
MGD_ID MGD ID
MGI_ACCESSION_ID MGI_Accession_ID
MICRONUTRIENT Micronutrient
MIMTYPEMEANING OMIM MimType Meaning
MIMTYPEVALUE OMIM MimType Value
MIMTYPE OMIM Entry Type
MISO MedDRA Serial Code International SOC Sort Order Digit (01-26)
MITELMAN_CODE Mitelman Code
MMR MeSH revision date YYYYMMDD - date of the last major revision to the term's MeSH record.
MN MeSH hierarchical number for the concept in the MeSH tree structures. This number also appears in the HCD subelement of the REL and CXT elements.
MODIFIER Modifier
MOVED_FROM Moved From
MPS MedDRA primary SOC (PTs may have multiple treepositions, but each has a primary soc)
MR Major revision date YYYYMMDD - date the Metathesaurus entry for the concept underwent any revision in content.
MSC Minimal Standard (Terminology) Class
MSP SPN Medical Specialty Panel (responsible for reviewing the product).
MTH_DB_XR MTH database cross-reference
MTH_MAPFROMCOMPLEXITY Indicates the complexity of "from" expressions used in a map set
MTH_MAPFROMEXHAUSTIVE Indicates whether or not the "from" source of a map set is completely mapped
MTH_MAPSETCOMPLEXITY Indicates the overall complexity of a map set
MTH_MAPTOCOMPLEXITY Indicates the complexity of "to" expressions in a map set
MTH_MAPTOEXHAUSTIVE Indicates whether or not the "to" source is completely mapped
MTH_REF Metathesaurus form of references or citations related to a given atom or concept.
MTH_SOS Metathesaurus version of SOS
MTH_UMLSMAPSETSEPARATOR The character used in the UMLS Metathesaurus as a separator between the individual codes in the target codes field of the cross map targets to which a source is mapped.
MUSCLE_INSERTION Muscle insertion
MUSCLE_ORIGIN Muscle origin
MXR MedDRA cross reference to COSTART, HARTS, ICD9, ICD-9-CM, J-ART or WHOART
NAT Neuronames Anatomy Type - indication of the type of anatomy represented by a Neuronames concept name.
NA Neuronames Abbreviation - short abbreviation for a concept name in the Neuronames thesaurus.
NCBI_TAXON_ID NCBI_Taxon_ID
NCI_ID NCI thesaurus concept id
NCI_PT NCI preferred term
NDC National Drug Code corresponding to a clinical drug (e.g. 000023082503)
NDFRT_KIND NDFRT kind
NDF_STRENGTH NDF strength
NDF_TRANSMIT_TO_CMOP NDF Transmit to Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP)
NDF_UNITS NDF units
NFI National formulary indicator - "YES" or "NO" indicating whether a drug is in the VA's National Formulary
NF_INACTIVATE National Formulary Inactivation Date - the date a drug was removed from the VA's National Formulary
NF_NAME National Formulary Name
NH NonHuman Flag - single character: Y. An indication that the concept does not apply to human beings, used only when the concept's Semantic type(s) could imply the contrary. For example, the concept BEAK and CLAW are assigned the Semantic type" Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component", but do not apply to human beings.
NSC_CODE NSC Code
NSR Neuronames Species Restriction - indication that a Neuronames concept applies only to humans or only to macaques. Most Neuronames concepts apply to both and have no species restriction.
NST Normalized strength and units for drugs with one active ingredient (e.g. 769 MG)
NUI NDFRT numerical unique identifier
NUTRIENT Nutrient
OL MeSH Online Note - information helpful to online searchers of MEDLINE, especially when the history of a term or cross-reference has implications for online searching. This is a potential source of useful information for rules for search interface programs.
OMIM_ID OMIM ID
OMIM_NUMBER OMIM Number
ORIG_CODE Original code associated with this string
ORIG_SOURCE Original source associated with this string
ORIG_STY Original semantic type
ORIG_TTY Original term type
ORIG_VSAB Original versioned source abbreviation
OUTCOME_EXAMPLES Outcome examples
OUTCOME_INDICATORS Outcome indicators
OUTCOME_STATEMENT Outcome statement
PARENT_CLASS VA Internal entry number of the parent class
PARTITION Partition
PA Pharmacologic Action of MeSH main headings (MH) for drugs and supplementary concept names (NM). The information in this element is also represented by an "isa" relationship between the MH or NM concept and the MeSH concept name for the class of drugs with a particular pharmacologic action.
PCL Pharmacy Practice Activity Classification (PPAC) Category - all terms are assigned to one of five categories, which connote their hierarchy.
PDC SPN Product Device Class (level of CDRH regulation: class 1, 2, or 3).
PDQ_CLOSED_TRIAL_SEARCH_ID PDQ Closed Trial Search ID
PDQ_OPEN_TRIAL_SEARCH_ID PDQ Open Trial Search ID
PID Legacy PDQ ID
PI MeSH heading or heading/subheading combination(s) followed by a date range in parentheses (YYYY).
PLR Pharmacy Practice Activity Classification (PPAC) Last Revision Date (Format: M/DD/YY time)
PMID Pubmed ID
PM Public MeSH note - combines key information from the HN and PI elements in a format that is printed in the MeSH publications.
POLARITY Polarity
PRC Product Third Party Review Code from SPN.
PREFERRED_NAME Preferred name.
PREF_FLAG_ID Preferred flag
PREV_NAME Previous name
PREV_SYMBOL Previous symbol
PTR SPN Product Tier (level of CDRH triage: 1, 2, 3, or E{xempt}).
PUBMEDID_PRIMARY_REFERENCE PubMedID Primary Reference
PXC PDQ Protocol Exclusion Criteria - terms with type "exclusion criteria," which may be indexed on protocol records to identify conditions that exclude a patient from eligibility.
PYR PsychInfo year designation
QA MeSH Topical Qualifier Abbreviation - for MeSH subheadings (Term Type=TQ), an abbreviation that may be used in place of the full text of the abbreviation in searching on NLM's system and possibly on other systems offering NLM data.
RANK NCBI Rank (e.g. RANK[NCBI]species)
RECORD_TYPE Record type
REFINABILITY Indicates whether it is possible or mandatory to refine the atom when this relationship is used as a template for clinical data entry.
REFSEQ_ID RefSeq ID
REF References or citations related to a given atom or concept.
RELATEDFACTORS Related factors
RELATED_LASH_CONCEPT Related Lash Concept
RELATED_MEDDRA_CODE Related MedDRA Code
REMARKS Specific coding instructions
RID Read Codes Term_id - identifier assigned to a Read term, used in referring to the term in the Read file structure, and may be used in clinical information systems.
RISKFACTORS Risk factors
RN Registry Number - series of numbers and hyphens (any leading zeros in an RN are dropped) or a series of numbers and periods, preceded by EC
RR The Chemical Abstracts Registry numbers for salts, optical isomers, or isotope-labeled versions of the concept followed by the relationship of this RR to the RN (in parentheses.) Applies to chemicals only. These numbers can be used as links to information in a number of chemical and toxicological databases.
RXAUI RxNorm atom identifier for the atom it is connected to
RXCUI RxNorm concept identifier for the atom this is connected to
RXNORM_CUI RxNorm concept unique identifier
RXNORM_NAME RxNorm name
RXNORM_PTT RxNorm preferred translation term - Values can be "true" or "false"
RXN_ACTIVATED Date the RxNorm atom was reactivated
RXN_BN_CARDINALITY Cardinality of RxNorm Brand Name Atom
RXN_IN_STRENGTH_FLAG Strength Expressed As Precise Flag
RXN_OBSOLETED Date the RxNorm atom became obsolete
RXN_QUANTITY Normal Form quantity factor
RXO Drug Description from NDF - R for Rx and O for OTC
RXR Replacement: cross reference from obsolete code to current code
SB SNOMED International subset indicator - valid values: * =can code using two T codes or G code for laterality B Bethesda system (Morphology); IC= ICDO (Oncology) related; N=Nursing; N* =Nursing, provisional; U=Ultrastructure (Morphology); V= Veterinary= V* =Veterinary AND can code using two T codes or G code for laterality (Topography)
SC MeSH Supplemental record class.
SECONDARY_ID Secondary ID
SECONDLEVEL Second Level code
SHAPE_TYPE Shape type
SHARED_OR_UNSHARED Shared or Unshared
SHF SNOMED Hospital Formulary Code - the American Hospital Formulary Code for a chemical contained in SNOMED International (e.g. 84:24:12)
SIC SNOMED ICD9CM Reference - the ICD9CM code or codes listed as relevant to the meaning of the concept in SNOMED International.
SID Secondary GO ID (e.g. GO:0020034)
SMQ_ALGO Standardised MedDRA Query (SMQ) Algorithm. Boolean expression of algorithm for the SMQ. "N" if the SMQ does not utilize an algorithm.
SMQ_LEVEL Standardised MedDRA Query (SMQ) Level. Value between 1 and 5 identifying the level of the SMQ within the hierarchy of SMQs; 1 is the most general, 5 is the most narrow.
SMQ_SOURCE Standardised MedDRA Query (SMQ) Source. Source for the development of the SMQ, e.g. medical references.
SMQ_STATUS Standardised MedDRA Query (SMQ) Status. "A" = active; "I" = inactive.
SMQ_TERM_ADDVERSION Standardised MedDRA Query (SMQ) Addition Version. Version of MedDRA in which term was added to the SMQ.
SMQ_TERM_CAT Standardised MedDRA Query (SMQ) Term Category. A single alphabetical letter indicating the category of the term for application of the SMQ algorithm. If the SMQ does not use algorithms, then all Term_category values are assigned "A." For a child SMQ, this field is assigned "S."
SMQ_TERM_LEVEL Standardised MedDRA Query (SMQ) Term Level. The MedDRA hierarchy level of a term (4=PT, 5=LLT) or 0 (zero) for a child SMQ.
SMQ_TERM_LMVERSION Standardised MedDRA Query (SMQ) Last Modified Version. Version of MedDRA in which term was last modified in the SMQ.
SMQ_TERM_SCOPE Standardised MedDRA Query (SMQ) Term Scope. Defines the MedDRA term as a member of the broad scope (1), narrow scope (2) of the SMQ search, or a child SMQ (0) (zero).
SMQ_TERM_STATUS Standardised MedDRA Query (SMQ) Term Status. Identifies a term as active ("A") or inactive ("I") within this SMQ.
SMQ_TERM_WEIGHT Standardised MedDRA Query (SMQ) Term Weight. Used for some SMQ algorithms; "0" is used as default.
SMX SNOMED Multiaxial coding - an alphanumeric string that includes hyphens, parentheses, and sometimes ellipses.
SNGL_OR_MULT_SRC_PRD Single or multi-source product
SNOMEDID SNOMED RT identifier for a SNOMED CT concept
SNOMED_MAPID The SNOMED CT CONCEPTID to which the given NDFRT term maps
SORT Sort field
SOS Scope Statement
SOURCE_UI Unique identifier from the source
SPL_PL_MAPID The VA/KP Problem List ID to which the given NDFRT term maps
SPL_SET_ID FDA Structured Product Label SET_ID code
SRC MeSH Literature source of chemical name - a citation to an article in a journal indexed for MEDLINE in which the chemical has been identified. (Note: Not to be confused with source abbreviation of SRC)
STATE_OF_DETERMINATION State of determination
ST Concept Attributes Status - valid values: R Reviewed, U Unreviewed
SUBSETCONTEXTID SNOMED CT identifier of a subset
SUBSETLANGUAGECODE SNOMED CT identifier of a language and, if appropriate, a dialect to which a subset applies.
SUBSETMEMBER Indicates the subset(s) to which an atom belongs and its status (e.g., active, inactive) in the subset(s).
SUBSETORIGINALID SNOMED CT identifier for the first version of the subset on which this subset is based.
SUBSETREALMID "Realm" or context in which a SNOMED CT subset is used, e.g., nation, speciality, institution, etc. to which it applies. A four-character ISO6523 identifier followed by an optional series of concatenated subdivisions codes defined by the registered organization.
SUBSETTYPE Single digit integer indicating the nature of a SNOMED CT subset and the type of SNOMED CT component that may be a member of the subset. The meaning of the non-zero values can be found in the SNOMED CT documentation; a value of 0 is not defined as a type.
SUBSETVERSION SNOMED CT identifier for the version of a subset. An integer increased for each revised release.
SUBSOURCE NCI SUBSOURCE
SWISS_PROT Swiss Prot
SWP Swiss Protein Number
SYCODE Synonym Code
SYN_QUALIFIER Synonym qualifier
TARGETSCHEMEID Identifier for the target scheme in the map set. This may be an International Coding Scheme Identifier (ISO7826) or an Object Identifier (OID) used as specified by HL7.
TERMCODE Term Code
TERMID Term identifier
TERMSTATUS Term status
TERMUI Term unique identifier
THIRDLEVEL Third Level code
TH MeSH Thesaurus ID - identifies thesauri other than MeSH in which the MeSH heading or cross-reference is included.
TOLERABLE_LEVEL Tolerable Level
TORSAB Root source abbreviation for the "to" identifiers of a map set
TOVSAB Versioned source abbreviation for the "to" identifiers of a map set
TRN Trade name of product
TYPE Multum Medical Supply Category (e.g. natural supplements)
UMLSRELA UMLS relationship attribute
UMLSREL The UMLS Metathesaurus REL relationship (SY, CHD, NT, BT, RT) assigned to SNOMED CT relationship identifiers.
UMLS_PTT UMLS preferred translation term - Values can be "true" or "false"
UNII_CODE FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII) Code
UNIQ_UNPUBL_NAME Unique unpublished name
UNIT Unit
UNPUBL_NAME Unpublished name
UPN NDFRT Universal Product Number (e.g. MSCMW97500)
URL URL for corresponding health topic on MedlinePlus
USDA_ID USDA ID
USE_FOR Use For
US_RECOMMENDED_INTAKE US Recommended Intake
UWT A semantic type provided from terms from the University of Washington Digital Anatomist
VAC VA Class - the code of an NDF/HT drug class name (e.g. AM110)
VA_CLASS_NAME VA class name
VA_DISPENSE_UNIT VA dispense unit
VA_GENERIC_NAME VA generic name
VA_NDF_TYPE VA NDF type - Values can be "Drug/Ingredient" or "Supply"
VEGA_ID VEGA ID
VIEW View
VMO VA CMOP (central mail - order pharmacy) ID
VUID VHA unique identifier assigned to the product


COA   (Co-Occurrence Attribute)
<> No MeSH subheading (qualifier)
AA analogs & derivatives
AB abnormalities
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AH anatomy & histology
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
AO in adolescence
AU in adulthood
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
BS blood supply
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
CS chemical synthesis
CT contraindications
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
DU diagnostic use
EC economics
ED education
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ES ethics
ET etiology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
HI history
IC in infancy & childhood
IM immunology
IN injuries
IP isolation & purification
IR innervation
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MA manpower
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
MT methods
MY in middle age
NU nursing
OA in old age
OG organization & administration
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
PP physiopathology
PR in pregnancy
PS parasitology
PX psychology
PY pathogenicity
RA radiography
RE radiation effects
RH rehabilitation
RI radionuclide imaging
RT radiotherapy
SC secondary
SD supply & distribution
SE secretion
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
SU surgery
TD trends
TH therapy
TM transmission
TO toxicity
TR transplantation
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
US ultrasonography
UT utilization
VE veterinary
VI virology


Last reviewed: 03 November 2009
Last updated: 03 November 2009
First published: 17 November 2008
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