Specimen Attributes Summary

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.

When authoring in this domain, these are the approved attributes and allowable ranges.

Domain Information for Specimen

Property	Value
Domain Constraint	<< 123038009 | Specimen (specimen) |
Parent Domain	-
Proximal Primitive Constraint	<< 123038009 | Specimen (specimen) |
Proximal Primitive Refinement	-

Author View of Attributes and Ranges for Specimen

Attribute	Grouped	Cardinality	In Group Cardinality	Range Constraint
118171006 | Specimen procedure (attribute) |	1	0..*	0..1	<< 71388002 | Procedure (procedure) |
118170007 | Specimen source identity (attribute) |	1	0..*	0..1	<< 125676002 | Person (person) | OR << 133928008 | Community (social concept) | OR << 260787004 | Physical object (physical object) | OR << 276339004 | Environment (environment) | OR << 35359004 | Family (social concept) |
118168003 | Specimen source morphology (attribute) |	1	0..*	0..1	<< 49755003 | Morphologically abnormal structure (morphologic abnormality) |
118169006 | Specimen source topography (attribute) |	1	0..*	0..1	<< 442083009 | Anatomical or acquired body structure (body structure) |
370133003 | Specimen substance (attribute) |	1	0..*	0..1	<< 105590001 | Substance (substance) | OR << 260787004 | Physical object (physical object) | OR << 373873005 | Pharmaceutical / biologic product (product) |

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