Antivenom
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Modeling
Parent concept
Most distal appropriate descendant of 115668003 |Biological substance (substance)|
Semantic tag
(substance)
Definition status
Primitive
Attribute
|Has disposition| = 763291003 |Antivenom (disposition)|
Naming
Use antivenom, not antivenin, for FSNs and Preferred Terms. Synonyms containing antivenin are not created routinely but may be created upon request.
FSNs should be based on the scientific name if there is a one-to-one correspondence. Naming conventions for polyvalent antivenoms (effective against multiple organisms) will not comply with this naming convention and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Preferred Terms are based on the common name.
Synonyms based on the scientific name should be created in most cases.
Useful reference: Current version of WHO Guidelines for the Production, Control and Regulation of Snake Antivenom Immunoglobulins
FSN
Pattern:
X antivenom (substance), where X = scientific name of organism
For example,
Chironex fleckeri antivenom (substance)
Preferred Term
Pattern:
Y antivenom, where Y = Common name of organism
For example,
Australian box jellyfish antivenom
Exception
When there is no common name for the organism, the PT will match the FSN
Synonyms
Pattern:
A synonym that matches FSN (If not used Preferred term; see notes above)
For example,
Chironex fleckeri antivenom
Additional synonyms (e.g., when other legitimate synonyms exist for Organism name) are applicable and are evaluated on a case-by-case basis
For example,
Deadly sea wasp antivenom
Exemplar
The following illustrates the stated view of 699514008 |Chironex fleckeri antivenom (substance)|:
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