Preferred Label : Sex;
NCIt synonyms : SPCU; Sex Designation; Sex Parameter for Clinical Use; Sex for Clinical Use;
NCIt definition : An arbitrary categorization of individuals based on the assemblage of physical properties
related to reproduction, and commonly associated with the designation of such categories
as female and male. This designation is based on a combination of observable information
from organ inventories, morphological assessments, hormone assessments, genetic testing,
observed primary and secondary sex characteristics, menstrual status, and/or obstetric
history. Current sex designation may or may not be the same as an individual's sex
assigned or reported at birth. IMPORTANT NOTICE: The NCI Thesaurus contains biomedical
terminologies that NCI does not own or control. This concept contains gender-related
content that does not comply with Executive Order 14168.;
Alternative definition : CDISC-GLOSS: Phenotypic expression of chromosomal makeup that defines a study subject
as male, female, or other. Compare to gender.; PCDC: The biologic character or quality that distinguishes male and female from one
another as expressed by analysis of the person's gonadal, morphologic (internal and
external), chromosomal, and hormonal characteristics.; CDISC: The assemblage of properties or qualities by which male is distinguished from
female.;
Origin ID : C28421;
UMLS CUI : C1522384;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- gender [Blood Transfusion thesaurus concept]
- sex [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- concept_is_in_subset
