Table 1.
Term | Parent | Definition |
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Structure integrity | Quality* | [An] aspect of an anatomical structure [the] deviation from which would bring it about that the anatomical structure…either (1) itself becomes[s] dysfunctional or (2) cause[s] dysfunction in another anatomical structure. |
Structure change | Process* | [A process of] change in an anatomical structure of a person. |
Integrity change | Structure change |
[A structure change that brings] about a change in the range of circumstances under which the anatomical structure would become dysfunctional or cause dysfunction in another structure. |
Injuring (harm, per Ceusters et al.) |
Integrity change |
[An] integrity change bringing about an expansion in the range of circumstances of the sort typically occurring in the life of [the organism] under which the anatomical structure would become dysfunctional or cause dysfunction in another structure. [emphasis added] |
Term is defined in Basic Formal Ontology