Naming Convention for SEP Model

This Editorial Guide is used for Education Purposes Only. It is used in the Authoring Courses and Certifications. It is based on the January 2026 Editorial Guide.

1. FSN must include the word 'structure', 'entire' or 'part' for concepts that are following the SEP model.

For example,

• Liver structure (body structure)

• Entire liver (body structure)

• Liver part (body structure)

2. All descriptions for Entire concept must contain the word 'Entire'.

For example,

FSN	PT	SYN
Entire liver (body structure)	Entire liver
Entire thumb (body structure)	Entire thumb	Entire first digit of hand

3. The word 'structure' can be omitted for synonyms.

For example,

FSN	PT	SYN	SYN
Liver structure (body structure)	Liver structure	Liver
Thumb structure (body structure)	Thumb structure	First digit of hand	Thumb

S concepts are usually named x structure (body structure) or structure of x (body structure). E concepts are usually named entire x (body structure) or x entire (body structure). P concepts are usually named x part (body structure) or part of x (body structure).

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