# Specimen Attributes Summary

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

## Domain Information for Specimen

<table><thead><tr><th width="272.8975830078125">Property</th><th>Value</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Domain Constraint</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 123038009 | Specimen (specimen) |</td></tr><tr><td>Parent Domain</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Proximal Primitive Constraint</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 123038009 | Specimen (specimen) |</td></tr><tr><td>Proximal Primitive Refinement</td><td>-</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Author View of Attributes and Ranges for Specimen

<table><thead><tr><th width="187.99310302734375">Attribute</th><th width="89.26690673828125">Grouped</th><th width="102.0811767578125">Cardinality</th><th width="121.0416259765625">In Group Cardinality</th><th>Range Constraint</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>118171006 | Specimen procedure (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..1</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 71388002 | Procedure (procedure) |</td></tr><tr><td>118170007 | Specimen source identity (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..1</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 125676002 | Person (person) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 133928008 | Community (social concept) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 260787004 | Physical object (physical object) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 276339004 | Environment (environment) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 35359004 | Family (social concept) |</td></tr><tr><td>118168003 | Specimen source morphology (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..1</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 49755003 | Morphologically abnormal structure (morphologic abnormality) |</td></tr><tr><td>118169006 | Specimen source topography (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..1</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 442083009 | Anatomical or acquired body structure (body structure) |</td></tr><tr><td>370133003 | Specimen substance (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..1</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 105590001 | Substance (substance) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 260787004 | Physical object (physical object) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 373873005 | Pharmaceutical / biologic product (product) |</td></tr></tbody></table>

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