Vessel
A component of the human body circulatory system comprised of an intricate network of hollow tubes that transport blood throughout the entire body.
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Properties from AnatomicalStructure | ||
associatedPathophysiology
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Text | If applicable, a description of the pathophysiology associated with the anatomical system, including potential abnormal changes in the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of the system. |
bodyLocation
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Text | Location in the body of the anatomical structure. |
connectedTo
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AnatomicalStructure | Other anatomical structures to which this structure is connected. |
diagram
|
ImageObject | An image containing a diagram that illustrates the structure and/or its component substructures and/or connections with other structures. |
function
|
Text | Function of the anatomical structure. |
partOfSystem
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AnatomicalSystem | The anatomical or organ system that this structure is part of. |
relatedCondition
|
MedicalCondition | A medical condition associated with this anatomy. |
relatedTherapy
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MedicalTherapy | A medical therapy related to this anatomy. |
subStructure
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AnatomicalStructure | Component (sub-)structure(s) that comprise this anatomical structure. |
| Properties from MedicalEntity | ||
code
|
MedicalCode | A medical code for the entity, taken from a controlled vocabulary or ontology such as ICD-9, DiseasesDB, MeSH, SNOMED-CT, RxNorm, etc. |
guideline
|
MedicalGuideline | A medical guideline related to this entity. |
legalStatus
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DrugLegalStatus or MedicalEnumeration or Text | The drug or supplement's legal status, including any controlled substance schedules that apply. |
medicineSystem
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MedicineSystem | The system of medicine that includes this MedicalEntity, for example 'evidence-based', 'homeopathic', 'chiropractic', etc. |
recognizingAuthority
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Organization | If applicable, the organization that officially recognizes this entity as part of its endorsed system of medicine. |
relevantSpecialty
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MedicalSpecialty | If applicable, a medical specialty in which this entity is relevant. |
study
|
MedicalStudy | A medical study or trial related to this entity. |
| Properties from Thing | ||
additionalType
|
URL | An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. In RDFa syntax, it is better to use the native RDFa syntax - the 'typeof' attribute - for multiple types. Schema.org tools may have only weaker understanding of extra types, in particular those defined externally. |
alternateName
|
Text | An alias for the item. |
description
|
Text | A description of the item. |
disambiguatingDescription
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Text | A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the description to be useful for disambiguation. |
identifier
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PropertyValue or Text or URL | The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See background notes for more details. |
image
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ImageObject or URL | An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject. |
mainEntityOfPage
|
CreativeWork or URL | Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details. Inverse property: mainEntity. |
name
|
Text | The name of the item. |
potentialAction
|
Action | Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role. |
sameAs
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URL | URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website. |
subjectOf
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CreativeWork or Event | A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing. Inverse property: about. |
url
|
URL | URL of the item. |
Instances of Vessel may appear as values for the following properties
| Property | On Types | Description |
|---|---|---|
bloodSupply
|
Muscle | The blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the muscle. |
drainsTo
|
Vein | The vasculature that the vein drains into. |
originatesFrom
|
LymphaticVessel | The vasculature the lymphatic structure originates, or afferents, from. |
runsTo
|
LymphaticVessel | The vasculature the lymphatic structure runs, or efferents, to. |
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