Preferred Label : Disease_Has_Associated_Anatomic_Site;
NCIt synonyms : Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site Role;
NCIt definition : A role used to relate a disease to the general site, structure or system where the
specific pathological process is located. The domain and the range for this role are
'Disease, Disorder or Finding' and 'Anatomic Structure, System, or Substance', respectively.;
NCIt note : The role, Disease_Has_Associated_Anatomic_Site, is more general than the role, Disease_Has_Primary_Anatomic_Site.
Furthermore, when viewed with the role, Disease_Has_Metastatic_Anatomic_Site, there
emerges a role hierarchy, where one role specializes the meaning of another, more
general role. Roles relating disease to anatomy start with a general assertion of
association, often at very high level (e.g. Skin Disorder and Skin), and then add
more specific primary/metastatic associations where appropriate for more specific
concepts.;
Origin ID : C43753;
UMLS CUI : C1707772;
Semantic type(s)
- role_has_domain
- role_has_range
