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Enum: SpecimenQuantityObservationTypeEnum

Measures related to the quantity of a specimen or analyte it currently contains - e.g. its weight, volume, or concentration.

URI: SpecimenQuantityObservationTypeEnum

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
WEIGHT None The current weight of the specimen, at the time of recording (as opposed to a...
VOLUME None The current total volume of the specimen, at the time of recording
CONCENTRATION None The concentration of an extracted analyte that is present in a specimen (spec...

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/nhlbidatastage/bdchm

LinkML Source

name: SpecimenQuantityObservationTypeEnum
description: Measures related to the quantity of a specimen or analyte it currently
  contains - e.g. its weight, volume, or concentration.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/nhlbidatastage/bdchm
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  WEIGHT:
    text: WEIGHT
    description: The current weight of the specimen, at the time of recording (as
      opposed to an initial weight before its processing or portioning).
  VOLUME:
    text: VOLUME
    description: The current total volume of the specimen, at the time of recording.
  CONCENTRATION:
    text: CONCENTRATION
    description: The concentration of an extracted analyte that is present in a specimen
      (specifically, in a specimen of type 'analyte', or an 'aliquot' derived from
      an analyte). For example, the concentration of DNA in a specimen created through
      extracting DNA from a blood sample.