This is the unique identifier for the entity. If it has the BCIO: prefix it was developed for the Addiction Ontology. If it has another prefix it has been re-used from another ontology.
BFO:0000001
Curation status
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This indicates the stage of development that the entity has reached. Only when the status is 'Published' are the entities ready for general use.
Published
Created
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This is the date that the entity was first proposed for BCIO
1 Dec '21
Modified
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This is the most recent date that the entity details modified
24 Aug '22
Parents
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Parent class and superclasses all the way to to 'Entity'
Definition
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This is an ontological definition of the entity using the standard format of specifying the parent class followed by specification of characteristics that distinguish this class from others in that class
An entity is anything that exists or has existed or will exist.
Note: Definitions may show angled brackets (< and >) around some of the text to show that it is the parent term.
Fuzzy set
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This indicates whether the entity has fuzzy boundaries e.g. adolescence. In that case users of the term must precisely specify the operationalisation of the class in each usage.