HEALTHLIFE Vocabulary
type: Ontology
modified: 2017-07-27
preferred namespace uri: http://health-lifesci.schema.org/
preferred namespace prefix: healthlife
creator: David Buján Carballal

David Buján Carballal
type: Person

DeustoTech - Deusto Institute of Technology
type: Organization
member: David Buján Carballal

AnatomicalStructure
type: Class
comment: Any part of the human body, typically a component of an anatomical system. Organs, tissues, and cells are all anatomical structures.
subclass of: MedicalEntity

AnatomicalSystem
type: Class
comment: An anatomical system is a group of anatomical structures that work together to perform a certain task. Anatomical systems, such as organ systems, are one organizing principle of anatomy, and can includes circulatory, digestive, endocrine, integumentary, immune, lymphatic, muscular, nervous, reproductive, respiratory, skeletal, urinary, vestibular, and other systems.
subclass of: MedicalEntity

ApprovedIndication
type: Class
comment: An indication for a medical therapy that has been formally specified or approved by a regulatory body that regulates use of the therapy; for example, the US FDA approves indications for most drugs in the US.
subclass of: MedicalIndication

Artery
type: Class
comment: A type of blood vessel that specifically carries blood away from the heart.
subclass of: Vessel

Audience
type: Class

BloodTest
type: Class
comment: A medical test performed on a sample of a patient's blood.
subclass of: MedicalTest

Bone
type: Class
comment: Rigid connective tissue that comprises up the skeletal structure of the human body.
subclass of: AnatomicalStructure

BrainStructure
type: Class
comment: Any anatomical structure which pertains to the soft nervous tissue functioning as the coordinating center of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity.
subclass of: AnatomicalStructure

CategoryCode
type: Class

CommunityHealth
type: Class
comment: A field of public health focusing on improving health characteristics of a defined population in relation with their geographical or environment areas
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

CreativeWork
type: Class

DDxElement
type: Class
comment: An alternative, closely-related condition typically considered later in the differential diagnosis process along with the signs that are used to distinguish it.
subclass of: MedicalIntangible

Dentist
type: Class
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

Dermatology
type: Class
comment: A specific branch of medical science that pertains to diagnosis and treatment of disorders of skin.
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

DiagnosticLab
type: Class
comment: A medical laboratory that offers on-site or off-site diagnostic services.
subclass of: MedicalOrganization

DiagnosticProcedure
type: Class
comment: A medical procedure intended primarily for diagnostic, as opposed to therapeutic, purposes.
subclass of: MedicalProcedure

Diet
type: Class
comment: A strategy of regulating the intake of food to achieve or maintain a specific health-related goal.
subclass of: CreativeWork
subclass of: LifestyleModification

DietNutrition
type: Class
comment: Dietetic and nutrition as a medical speciality.
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

DietarySupplement
type: Class
comment: A product taken by mouth that contains a dietary ingredient intended to supplement the diet. Dietary ingredients may include vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, and substances such as enzymes, organ tissues, glandulars and metabolites.
subclass of: Substance

DoseSchedule
type: Class
comment: A specific dosing schedule for a drug or supplement.
subclass of: MedicalIntangible

Drug
type: Class
comment: A chemical or biologic substance, used as a medical therapy, that has a physiological effect on an organism. Here the term drug is used interchangeably with the term medicine although clinical knowledge make a clear difference between them.
subclass of: Substance

DrugClass
type: Class
comment: A class of medical drugs, e.g., statins. Classes can represent general pharmacological class, common mechanisms of action, common physiological effects, etc.
subclass of: MedicalEnumeration

DrugCost
type: Class
comment: The cost per unit of a medical drug. Note that this type is not meant to represent the price in an offer of a drug for sale; see the Offer type for that. This type will typically be used to tag wholesale or average retail cost of a drug, or maximum reimbursable cost. Costs of medical drugs vary widely depending on how and where they are paid for, so while this type captures some of the variables, costs should be used with caution by consumers of this schema's markup.
subclass of: MedicalEnumeration

DrugCostCategory
type: Class
comment: Enumerated categories of medical drug costs.
subclass of: MedicalEnumeration

DrugLegalStatus
type: Class
comment: The legal availability status of a medical drug.
subclass of: MedicalIntangible

DrugPregnancyCategory
type: Class
comment: Categories that represent an assessment of the risk of fetal injury due to a drug or pharmaceutical used as directed by the mother during pregnancy.
subclass of: MedicalEnumeration

DrugPrescriptionStatus
type: Class
comment: Indicates whether this drug is available by prescription or over-the-counter.
subclass of: MedicalEnumeration

DrugStrength
type: Class
comment: A specific strength in which a medical drug is available in a specific country.
subclass of: MedicalIntangible

Emergency
type: Class
comment: A specific branch of medical science that deals with the evaluation and initial treatment of medical conditions caused by trauma or sudden illness.
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

Enumeration
type: Class

ExercisePlan
type: Class
comment: Fitness-related activity designed for a specific health-related purpose, including defined exercise routines as well as activity prescribed by a clinician.
subclass of: CreativeWork
subclass of: PhysicalActivity

Geriatric
type: Class
comment: A specific branch of medical science that is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, debilities and provision of care to the aged.
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

Gynecologic
type: Class
comment: A specific branch of medical science that pertains to the health care of women, particularly in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the female reproductive system.
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

ImagingTest
type: Class
comment: Any medical imaging modality typically used for diagnostic purposes.
subclass of: MedicalTest

InfectiousAgentClass
type: Class
comment: Classes of agents or pathogens that transmit infectious diseases. Enumerated type.
subclass of: MedicalEnumeration

InfectiousDisease
type: Class
comment: An infectious disease is a clinically evident human disease resulting from the presence of pathogenic microbial agents, like pathogenic viruses, pathogenic bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multicellular parasites, and prions. To be considered an infectious disease, such pathogens are known to be able to cause this disease.
subclass of: MedicalCondition

Joint
type: Class
comment: The anatomical location at which two or more bones make contact.
subclass of: AnatomicalStructure

LifestyleModification
type: Class
comment: A process of care involving exercise, changes to diet, fitness routines, and other lifestyle changes aimed at improving a health condition.
subclass of: MedicalEntity

Ligament
type: Class
comment: A short band of tough, flexible, fibrous connective tissue that functions to connect multiple bones, cartilages, and structurally support joints.
subclass of: AnatomicalStructure

LocalBusiness
type: Class

LymphaticVessel
type: Class
comment: A type of blood vessel that specifically carries lymph fluid unidirectionally toward the heart.
subclass of: Vessel

MaximumDoseSchedule
type: Class
comment: The maximum dosing schedule considered safe for a drug or supplement as recommended by an authority or by the drug/supplement's manufacturer. Capture the recommending authority in the recognizingAuthority property of MedicalEntity.
subclass of: DoseSchedule

MedicalAudience
type: Class
comment: Target audiences for medical web pages. Enumerated type.
subclass of: Audience
subclass of: MedicalEnumeration
subclass of: PeopleAudience

MedicalBusiness
type: Class
comment: A particular physical or virtual business of an organization for medical purposes. Examples of MedicalBusiness include differents business run by health professionals.
subclass of: LocalBusiness

MedicalCause
type: Class
comment: The causative agent(s) that are responsible for the pathophysiologic process that eventually results in a medical condition, symptom or sign. In this schema, unless otherwise specified this is meant to be the proximate cause of the medical condition, symptom or sign. The proximate cause is defined as the causative agent that most directly results in the medical condition, symptom or sign. For example, the HIV virus could be considered a cause of AIDS. Or in a diagnostic context, if a patient fell and sustained a hip fracture and two days later sustained a pulmonary embolism which eventuated in a cardiac arrest, the cause of the cardiac arrest (the proximate cause) would be the pulmonary embolism and not the fall. Medical causes can include cardiovascular, chemical, dermatologic, endocrine, environmental, gastroenterologic, genetic, hematologic, gynecologic, iatrogenic, infectious, musculoskeletal, neurologic, nutritional, obstetric, oncologic, otolaryngologic, pharmacologic, psychiatric, pulmonary, renal, rheumatologic, toxic, traumatic, or urologic causes; medical conditions can be causes as well.
subclass of: MedicalEntity

MedicalClinic
type: Class
comment: A facility, often associated with a hospital or medical school, that is devoted to the specific diagnosis and/or healthcare. Previously limited to outpatients but with evolution it may be open to inpatients as well.
subclass of: MedicalBusiness
subclass of: MedicalOrganization

MedicalCode
type: Class
comment: A code for a medical entity.
subclass of: CategoryCode
subclass of: MedicalIntangible

MedicalCondition
type: Class
comment: Any condition of the human body that affects the normal functioning of a person, whether physically or mentally. Includes diseases, injuries, disabilities, disorders, syndromes, etc.
subclass of: MedicalEntity

MedicalConditionStage
type: Class
comment: A stage of a medical condition, such as 'Stage IIIa'.
subclass of: MedicalIntangible

MedicalContraindication
type: Class
comment: A condition or factor that serves as a reason to withhold a certain medical therapy. Contraindications can be absolute (there are no reasonable circumstances for undertaking a course of action) or relative (the patient is at higher risk of complications, but that these risks may be outweighed by other considerations or mitigated by other measures).
subclass of: MedicalEntity

MedicalDevice
type: Class
comment: Any object used in a medical capacity, such as to diagnose or treat a patient.
subclass of: MedicalEntity

MedicalDevicePurpose
type: Class
comment: Categories of medical devices, organized by the purpose or intended use of the device.
subclass of: MedicalEnumeration

MedicalEntity
type: Class
comment: The most generic type of entity related to health and the practice of medicine.
subclass of: Thing

MedicalEnumeration
type: Class
comment: Enumerations related to health and the practice of medicine: A concept that is used to attribute a quality to another concept, as a qualifier, a collection of items or a listing of all of the elements of a set in medicine practice.
subclass of: Enumeration

MedicalEvidenceLevel
type: Class
comment: Level of evidence for a medical guideline. Enumerated type.
subclass of: MedicalEnumeration

MedicalGuideline
type: Class
comment: Any recommendation made by a standard society (e.g. ACC/AHA) or consensus statement that denotes how to diagnose and treat a particular condition. Note: this type should be used to tag the actual guideline recommendation; if the guideline recommendation occurs in a larger scholarly article, use MedicalScholarlyArticle to tag the overall article, not this type. Note also: the organization making the recommendation should be captured in the recognizingAuthority base property of MedicalEntity.
subclass of: MedicalEntity

MedicalGuidelineContraindication
type: Class
comment: A guideline contraindication that designates a process as harmful and where quality of the data supporting the contraindication is sound.
subclass of: MedicalGuideline

MedicalGuidelineRecommendation
type: Class
comment: A guideline recommendation that is regarded as efficacious and where quality of the data supporting the recommendation is sound.
subclass of: MedicalGuideline

MedicalImagingTechnique
type: Class
comment: Any medical imaging modality typically used for diagnostic purposes. Enumerated type.
subclass of: MedicalEnumeration

MedicalIndication
type: Class
comment: A condition or factor that indicates use of a medical therapy, including signs, symptoms, risk factors, anatomical states, etc.
subclass of: MedicalEntity

MedicalIntangible
type: Class
comment: A utility class that serves as the umbrella for a number of 'intangible' things in the medical space.
subclass of: MedicalEntity

MedicalObservationalStudy
type: Class
comment: An observational study is a type of medical study that attempts to infer the possible effect of a treatment through observation of a cohort of subjects over a period of time. In an observational study, the assignment of subjects into treatment groups versus control groups is outside the control of the investigator. This is in contrast with controlled studies, such as the randomized controlled trials represented by MedicalTrial, where each subject is randomly assigned to a treatment group or a control group before the start of the treatment.
subclass of: MedicalStudy

MedicalObservationalStudyDesign
type: Class
comment: Design models for observational medical studies. Enumerated type.
subclass of: MedicalEnumeration

MedicalOrganization
type: Class

MedicalProcedure
type: Class
comment: A process of care used in either a diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive or palliative capacity that relies on invasive (surgical), non-invasive, or other techniques.
subclass of: MedicalEntity

MedicalProcedureType
type: Class
comment: An enumeration that describes different types of medical procedures.
subclass of: MedicalEnumeration

MedicalRiskCalculator
type: Class
comment: A complex mathematical calculation requiring an online calculator, used to assess prognosis. Note: use the url property of Thing to record any URLs for online calculators.
subclass of: MedicalRiskEstimator

MedicalRiskEstimator
type: Class
comment: Any rule set or interactive tool for estimating the risk of developing a complication or condition.
subclass of: MedicalEntity

MedicalRiskFactor
type: Class
comment: A risk factor is anything that increases a person's likelihood of developing or contracting a disease, medical condition, or complication.
subclass of: MedicalEntity

MedicalRiskScore
type: Class
comment: A simple system that adds up the number of risk factors to yield a score that is associated with prognosis, e.g. CHAD score, TIMI risk score.
subclass of: MedicalRiskEstimator

MedicalScholarlyArticle
type: Class
comment: A scholarly article in the medical domain.
subclass of: ScholarlyArticle

MedicalSign
type: Class
comment: Any physical manifestation of a person's medical condition discoverable by objective diagnostic tests or physical examination.
subclass of: MedicalSignOrSymptom

MedicalSignOrSymptom
type: Class
comment: Any feature associated or not with a medical condition. In medicine a symptom is generally subjective while a sign is objective.
subclass of: MedicalCondition

MedicalSpecialty
type: Class
comment: Any specific branch of medical science or practice. Medical specialities include clinical specialties that pertain to particular organ systems and their respective disease states, as well as allied health specialties. Enumerated type.
subclass of: MedicalEnumeration
subclass of: Specialty

MedicalStudy
type: Class
comment: A medical study is an umbrella type covering all kinds of research studies relating to human medicine or health, including observational studies and interventional trials and registries, randomized, controlled or not. When the specific type of study is known, use one of the extensions of this type, such as MedicalTrial or MedicalObservationalStudy. Also, note that this type should be used to mark up data that describes the study itself; to tag an article that publishes the results of a study, use MedicalScholarlyArticle. Note: use the code property of MedicalEntity to store study IDs, e.g. clinicaltrials.gov ID.
subclass of: MedicalEntity

MedicalStudyStatus
type: Class
comment: The status of a medical study. Enumerated type.
subclass of: MedicalEnumeration

MedicalSymptom
type: Class
comment: Any complaint sensed and expressed by the patient (therefore defined as subjective) like stomachache, lower-back pain, or fatigue.
subclass of: MedicalSignOrSymptom

MedicalTest
type: Class
comment: Any medical test, typically performed for diagnostic purposes.
subclass of: MedicalEntity

MedicalTestPanel
type: Class
comment: Any collection of tests commonly ordered together.
subclass of: MedicalTest

MedicalTherapy
type: Class
comment: Any medical intervention designed to prevent, treat, and cure human diseases and medical conditions, including both curative and palliative therapies. Medical therapies are typically processes of care relying upon pharmacotherapy, behavioral therapy, supportive therapy (with fluid or nutrition for example), or detoxification (e.g. hemodialysis) aimed at improving or preventing a health condition.
subclass of: TherapeuticProcedure

MedicalTrial
type: Class
comment: A medical trial is a type of medical study that uses scientific process used to compare the safety and efficacy of medical therapies or medical procedures. In general, medical trials are controlled and subjects are allocated at random to the different treatment and/or control groups.
subclass of: MedicalStudy

MedicalTrialDesign
type: Class
comment: Design models for medical trials. Enumerated type.
subclass of: Enumeration
subclass of: MedicalEnumeration

MedicalWebPage
type: Class
comment: A web page that provides medical information.
subclass of: WebPage

MedicineSystem
type: Class
comment: Systems of medical practice.
subclass of: MedicalEnumeration

Midwifery
type: Class
comment: A nurse-like health profession that deals with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period (including care of the newborn), besides sexual and reproductive health of women throughout their lives.
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

Muscle
type: Class
comment: A muscle is an anatomical structure consisting of a contractile form of tissue that animals use to effect movement.
subclass of: AnatomicalStructure

Nerve
type: Class
comment: A common pathway for the electrochemical nerve impulses that are transmitted along each of the axons.
subclass of: AnatomicalStructure

Nursing
type: Class
comment: A health profession of a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm person.
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

Obstetric
type: Class
comment: A specific branch of medical science that specializes in the care of women during the prenatal and postnatal care and with the delivery of the child.
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

OccupationalTherapy
type: Class
comment: A treatment of people with physical, emotional, or social problems, using purposeful activity to help them overcome or learn to deal with their problems.
subclass of: MedicalTherapy

Oncologic
type: Class
comment: A specific branch of medical science that deals with benign and malignant tumors, including the study of their development, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

Optician
type: Class
comment: A store that sells reading glasses and similar devices for improving vision.
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

Optometric
type: Class
comment: The science or practice of testing visual acuity and prescribing corrective lenses.
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

Otolaryngologic
type: Class
comment: A specific branch of medical science that is concerned with the ear, nose and throat and their respective disease states.
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

PalliativeProcedure
type: Class
comment: A medical procedure intended primarily for palliative purposes, aimed at relieving the symptoms of an underlying health condition.
subclass of: MedicalProcedure
subclass of: MedicalTherapy

PathologyTest
type: Class
comment: A medical test performed by a laboratory that typically involves examination of a tissue sample by a pathologist.
subclass of: MedicalTest

Patient
type: Class
comment: A patient is any person recipient of health care services.
subclass of: MedicalAudience
subclass of: Person

Pediatric
type: Class
comment: A specific branch of medical science that specializes in the care of infants, children and adolescents.
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

PeopleAudience
type: Class

Person
type: Class

Pharmacy
type: Class
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

PhysicalActivity
type: Class
comment: Any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness. Includes activity that is part of daily living and routine, structured exercise, and exercise prescribed as part of a medical treatment or recovery plan.
subclass of: LifestyleModification

PhysicalActivityCategory
type: Class
comment: Categories of physical activity, organized by physiologic classification.
subclass of: Enumeration

PhysicalExam
type: Class
comment: A type of physical examination of a patient performed by a physician.
subclass of: MedicalEnumeration
subclass of: MedicalProcedure

PhysicalTherapy
type: Class
comment: A process of progressive physical care and rehabilitation aimed at improving a health condition.
subclass of: MedicalTherapy

Physician
type: Class
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

Physiotherapy
type: Class
comment: The practice of treatment of disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment, and exercise rather than by drugs or surgery..
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

PlasticSurgery
type: Class
comment: A specific branch of medical science that pertains to therapeutic or cosmetic repair or re-formation of missing, injured or malformed tissues or body parts by manual and instrumental means.
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

Podiatric
type: Class
comment: Podiatry is the care of the human foot, especially the diagnosis and treatment of foot disorders.
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

PreventionIndication
type: Class
comment: An indication for preventing an underlying condition, symptom, etc.
subclass of: MedicalIndication

PrimaryCare
type: Class
comment: The medical care by a physician, or other health-care professional, who is the patient's first contact with the health-care system and who may recommend a specialist if necessary.
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

Psychiatric
type: Class
comment: A specific branch of medical science that is concerned with the study, treatment, and prevention of mental illness, using both medical and psychological therapies.
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

PsychologicalTreatment
type: Class
comment: A process of care relying upon counseling, dialogue and communication aimed at improving a mental health condition without use of drugs.
subclass of: TherapeuticProcedure

PublicHealth
type: Class
comment: Branch of medicine that pertains to the health services to improve and protect community health, especially epidemiology, sanitation, immunization, and preventive medicine.
subclass of: MedicalBusiness

RadiationTherapy
type: Class
comment: A process of care using radiation aimed at improving a health condition.
subclass of: MedicalTherapy

RecommendedDoseSchedule
type: Class
comment: A recommended dosing schedule for a drug or supplement as prescribed or recommended by an authority or by the drug/supplement's manufacturer. Capture the recommending authority in the recognizingAuthority property of MedicalEntity.
subclass of: DoseSchedule

ReportedDoseSchedule
type: Class
comment: A patient-reported or observed dosing schedule for a drug or supplement.
subclass of: DoseSchedule

RespiratoryTherapy
type: Class
comment: The therapy that is concerned with the maintenance or improvement of respiratory function (as in patients with pulmonary disease).
subclass of: MedicalTherapy

ScholarlyArticle
type: Class

Specialty
type: Class

Substance
type: Class
comment: Any matter of defined composition that has discrete existence, whose origin may be biological, mineral or chemical.
subclass of: MedicalEntity

SuperficialAnatomy
type: Class
comment: Anatomical features that can be observed by sight (without dissection), including the form and proportions of the human body as well as surface landmarks that correspond to deeper subcutaneous structures. Superficial anatomy plays an important role in sports medicine, phlebotomy, and other medical specialties as underlying anatomical structures can be identified through surface palpation. For example, during back surgery, superficial anatomy can be used to palpate and count vertebrae to find the site of incision. Or in phlebotomy, superficial anatomy can be used to locate an underlying vein; for example, the median cubital vein can be located by palpating the borders of the cubital fossa (such as the epicondyles of the humerus) and then looking for the superficial signs of the vein, such as size, prominence, ability to refill after depression, and feel of surrounding tissue support. As another example, in a subluxation (dislocation) of the glenohumeral joint, the bony structure becomes pronounced with the deltoid muscle failing to cover the glenohumeral joint allowing the edges of the scapula to be superficially visible. Here, the superficial anatomy is the visible edges of the scapula, implying the underlying dislocation of the joint (the related anatomical structure).
subclass of: MedicalEntity

SurgicalProcedure
type: Class
comment: A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed for diagnose, or therapeutic purposes.
subclass of: MedicalProcedure

TherapeuticProcedure
type: Class
comment: A medical procedure intended primarily for therapeutic purposes, aimed at improving a health condition.
subclass of: MedicalProcedure

Thing
type: Class

TreatmentIndication
type: Class
comment: An indication for treating an underlying condition, symptom, etc.
subclass of: MedicalIndication

Vein
type: Class
comment: A type of blood vessel that specifically carries blood to the heart.
subclass of: Vessel

Vessel
type: Class
comment: A component of the human body circulatory system comprised of an intricate network of hollow tubes that transport blood throughout the entire body.
subclass of: AnatomicalStructure

VeterinaryCare
type: Class
comment: A vet's office.
subclass of: MedicalOrganization

VitalSign
type: Class
comment: Vital signs are measures of various physiological functions in order to assess the most basic body functions.
subclass of: MedicalSign

WebPage
type: Class

diet
type: Property
comment: A sub property of instrument. The diet used in this action.
sub property of: instrument

domainIncludes
type: Property

exercisePlan
type: Property
comment: A sub property of instrument. The exercise plan used on this action.
sub property of: instrument

exerciseRelatedDiet
type: Property
comment: A sub property of instrument. The diet used in this action.
sub property of: instrument

instrument
type: Property

isPartOf
type: Property

rangeIncludes
type: Property

supersededBy
type: Property