ExO is intended to bridge the gap between exposure science and diverse environmental health disciplines including toxicology, epidemiology, disease surveillance, and epigenetics. Exposure ontology (ExO) source 1.2 2022-06-29 definition has_alternative_id database_cross_reference has_exact_synonym has_obo_format_version has_obo_namespace has_related_synonym shorthand For continuants: C part_of C' if and only if: given any c that instantiates C at a time t, there is some c' such that c' instantiates C' at time t, and c *part_of* c' at t. For processes: P part_of P' if and only if: given any p that instantiates P at a time t, there is some p' such that p' instantiates P' at time t, and p *part_of* p' at t. (Here *part_of* is the instance-level part-relation.) BFO:0000050 source part_of part_of For continuants: C part_of C' if and only if: given any c that instantiates C at a time t, there is some c' such that c' instantiates C' at time t, and c *part_of* c' at t. For processes: P part_of P' if and only if: given any p that instantiates P at a time t, there is some p' such that p' instantiates P' at time t, and p *part_of* p' at t. (Here *part_of* is the instance-level part-relation.) PMID:15892874 BFO:0000051 source has_part has_part has_part RO:0002434 source interacts_with interacts_with interacts with source characterizes characterizes source interacts_with_an_exposure_receptor_via interacts_with_an_exposure_receptor_via source interacts_with_an_exposure_stressor_via interacts_with_an_exposure stressor_via source is_associated_with is_associated_with source BFO:0000015 process An agent, stimulus, activity, or event that causes stress or tension on an organism and interacts with an exposure_receptor during an exposure event. 2010-09-21T02:43:50Z exposure_stressor ExO:0000000 exposure stressor An agent, stimulus, activity, or event that causes stress or tension on an organism and interacts with an exposure_receptor during an exposure event. CTD:curators An entity (e.g., a human, human population, or a human organ) that interacts with an exposure stressor during an exposure event. cmattin 2010-09-21T02:45:36Z exposure recipient exposure target exposure_receptor ExO:0000001 exposure_receptor An entity (e.g., a human, human population, or a human organ) that interacts with an exposure stressor during an exposure event. CTD:curators An interaction between an exposure stressor and an exposure_receptor. cmattin 2010-09-21T02:47:00Z exposure_event ExO:0000002 exposure event An interaction between an exposure stressor and an exposure_receptor. CTD:curators Entity that results from the interaction between and exposure_receptor and an exposure stressor during an exposure event. cmattin 2010-09-21T02:48:49Z exposure_outcome interaction outcome ExO:0000003 exposure outcome Entity that results from the interaction between and exposure_receptor and an exposure stressor during an exposure event. CTD:curators A exposure transport path is the course an agent takes from the source to the target. cmattin 2011-01-10T04:29:33Z exposure_stressor ExO:0000004 exposure transport path A exposure transport path is the course an agent takes from the source to the target. CTD:curators An agent of biological origin. cmattin 2010-09-21T10:09:17Z exposure_stressor ExO:0000005 biological agent An agent of biological origin. CTD:curators An agent of chemical origin. cmattin 2010-09-21T10:12:29Z exposure_stressor ExO:0000006 chemical agent An agent of chemical origin. google:google An exposure stressor that is a change in the distributions, abundance and relations of organisms and their interactions with the environment. cmattin 2010-09-21T10:14:38Z exposure_stressor ExO:0000007 ecological perturbation An exposure stressor that is a change in the distributions, abundance and relations of organisms and their interactions with the environment. google:google An agent as a source of energy that may cause injury or disease (e.g., noise, vibration, radiation, temperature extremes). cmattin 2010-09-21T10:15:42Z exposure_stressor ExO:0000008 physical agent An agent as a source of energy that may cause injury or disease (e.g., noise, vibration, radiation, temperature extremes). google:google An agent that interferes with one's psychological development in and interaction with a social environment. cmattin 2010-09-21T10:16:35Z exposure_stressor ExO:0000009 psychosocial agent An agent that interferes with one's psychological development in and interaction with a social environment. google:google A transport path that allows a stressor to interact with a receptor via air. cmattin 2011-01-10T04:29:46Z exposure_transport_path ExO:0000010 air transport path A transport path that allows a stressor to interact with a receptor via air. CTD:curators A mechanical agent applied to biological systems, such as humans, animals, plants, organs, and cells cmattin 2011-01-10T04:17:29Z exposure_stressor ExO:0000011 biomechanical agent A mechanical agent applied to biological systems, such as humans, animals, plants, organs, and cells CTD:curators An ecological perturbation that results from the deterioration of an ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular species of animal, plant or other type of organism. cmattin 2011-01-10T04:18:53Z exposure_stressor ExO:0000012 habitat degradation An ecological perturbation that results from the deterioration of an ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular species of animal, plant or other type of organism. GOC:hjd An ecological perturbation that is acidic water, usually pH 2.5 to 4.5, which poisons the ecosystem and adversely affects plants, fishes, and mammals. It is caused by industrial pollutants, mainly sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides, emitted into the atmosphere and returning to earth in the form of acidic rain water. cmattin 2011-01-10T04:19:11Z exposure_stressor ExO:0000013 acid rain An ecological perturbation that is acidic water, usually pH 2.5 to 4.5, which poisons the ecosystem and adversely affects plants, fishes, and mammals. It is caused by industrial pollutants, mainly sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides, emitted into the atmosphere and returning to earth in the form of acidic rain water. MSH:D015258 UMLS:C0001111 An ecological pertubation that is any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation, or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer). It may result from natural factors such as changes in the sun's intensity, natural processes within the climate system such as changes in ocean circulation, or human activities. cmattin 2011-01-10T04:19:26Z exposure_stressor ExO:0000014 climate change An ecological pertubation that is any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation, or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer). It may result from natural factors such as changes in the sun's intensity, natural processes within the climate system such as changes in ocean circulation, or human activities. MSH:D057231 UMLS:C2718051 A psychosocial agent that is a situation in which the level of living of an individual, family, or group is below the standard of the community. It is often related to a specific income level. cmattin 2011-01-10T04:19:54Z exposure_stressor indigency ExO:0000015 poverty A psychosocial agent that is a situation in which the level of living of an individual, family, or group is below the standard of the community. It is often related to a specific income level. MSH:D011203 Where something is available or from where it originates. cmattin 2011-01-10T04:20:11Z CTD:curators exposure_stressor ExO:0000016 source Where something is available or from where it originates. UMLS:C0449416 A spatial quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's spatial location relative to other objects in the vicinity. cmattin 2011-01-10T04:22:40Z spatial_quality Placement ExO:0000017 location A spatial quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's spatial location relative to other objects in the vicinity. PATO:0000140 Substances or processes that originate outside of an organism or a system. cmattin 2011-01-10T04:23:00Z spatial_quality ExO:0000018 exogenous Substances or processes that originate outside of an organism or a system. CTD:curators A location that is happening or arising or located inside some limits, or especially, some surface. cmattin 2011-01-10T04:23:14Z spatial_quality ExO:0000019 indoor A location that is happening or arising or located inside some limits, or especially, some surface. CTD:curators An exogenous location that is happening or arising or located outside cmattin 2011-01-10T04:23:24Z spatial_quality ExO:0000020 outdoor An exogenous location that is happening or arising or located outside CTD:curators Substances or processes that originate within an organism or a system. cmattin 2011-01-10T04:23:36Z spatial_quality ExO:0000021 endogenous Substances or processes that originate within an organism or a system. CTD:curators Any agent, entity, activity, or event that causally effects an organism and interacts with an exposure receptor during an exposure event. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7463-6306 2021-10-20T17:44:37Z source ExO:0000022 exposure stimulus The act of taking something through an established and usually routine set of procedures to convert it from one form to another. cmattin 2011-01-10T04:24:15Z source ExO:0000023 process The act of taking something through an established and usually routine set of procedures to convert it from one form to another. CTD:curators A process occurring in living organisms. cmattin 2011-01-10T04:24:45Z source ExO:0000024 biological process A process occurring in living organisms. CTD:curators A systematic series of mechanical or chemical operations that produce or manufacture something. cmattin 2011-01-10T04:24:59Z source ExO:0000025 industrial process A systematic series of mechanical or chemical operations that produce or manufacture something. CTD:curators The exposure process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants or raising domesticated animals (livestock). cmattin 2011-01-10T04:25:09Z source ExO:0000026 agricultural process The exposure process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants or raising domesticated animals (livestock). CTD:curators An exposure transport path involving the interaction of an exposure_receptor with an exposure stressor via water. cmattin 2011-01-10T04:29:57Z exposure_transport_path ExO:0000028 water transport path An exposure transport path involving the interaction of an exposure_receptor with an exposure stressor via water. CTD:curators An exposure transport path involving the interaction of an exposure_receptor with an exposure stressor via soil. cmattin 2011-01-10T04:30:08Z exposure_transport_path ExO:0000029 soil transport path An exposure transport path involving the interaction of an exposure_receptor with an exposure stressor via soil. CTD:curators The earth, all of the organisms living on it, and all of the environmental factors, which act on the organisms. The volume of area where biological matter can exist, slightly above, on or below ground level. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:26:27Z exposure_receptor ExO:0000030 ecosphere The earth, all of the organisms living on it, and all of the environmental factors, which act on the organisms. The volume of area where biological matter can exist, slightly above, on or below ground level. XCTD:curators MERGED DEFINITION:\nTARGET DEFINITION: An exposure_receptor that is the global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships, including their interaction with the elements of the lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere.\n--------------------\nSOURCE DEFINITION: An exposure_receptor that is the part of the environment that is made or modified by humans for use in human activities and human habitats. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:27:26Z ExO:0000032 anthrosphere exposure_receptor ExO:0000031 biosphere MERGED DEFINITION:\nTARGET DEFINITION: An exposure_receptor that is the global ecological system integrating all living beings and their relationships, including their interaction with the elements of the lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere.\n--------------------\nSOURCE DEFINITION: An exposure_receptor that is the part of the environment that is made or modified by humans for use in human activities and human habitats. GOC:hjd true An exposure_receptor that is a group of Homo sapiens inhabiting a given area. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:28:02Z exposure_receptor ExO:0000033 human population An exposure_receptor that is a group of Homo sapiens inhabiting a given area. CTD:curators An individual attribute that is the usual or principal work or business of an individual. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:28:22Z human_attribute ExO:0000034 occupation An individual attribute that is the usual or principal work or business of an individual. CTD:curators The individual attribute that is the genes and their composition that are characteristic of an individual or population. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:28:41Z human_attribute ExO:0000035 genetic background The individual attribute that is the genes and their composition that are characteristic of an individual or population. CTD:curators A individual attribute that is a particular period in the life of an organism. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:29:39Z human_attribute ExO:0000037 lifestage A individual attribute that is a particular period in the life of an organism. CTD:curators The condition of an organism in all aspects (e.g., functional or metabolic efficiency). cmattin 2011-01-10T09:29:51Z human_attribute ExO:0000038 health status The condition of an organism in all aspects (e.g., functional or metabolic efficiency). CTD:curators An individual attribute human society and its modes of organization. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:30:08Z human_attribute ExO:0000039 social characteristic An individual attribute human society and its modes of organization. CTD:curators A social characteristic about or relating to the arts and manners favored or practiced by a group. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:30:27Z human_attribute ExO:0000040 cultural background A social characteristic about or relating to the arts and manners favored or practiced by a group. CTD:curators The act or process of imparting or acquiring knowledge. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:30:40Z human_attribute ExO:0000041 education The act or process of imparting or acquiring knowledge. CTD:curators Being or characteristic of a single thing or person. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:30:56Z exposure_receptor ExO:0000042 human individual Being or characteristic of a single thing or person. CTD:curators The individual attribute describing the structure of a living organism. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:31:27Z human_attribute ExO:0000043 anatomy The individual attribute describing the structure of a living organism. CTD:curators Anatomical structure, which consists of the maximal set of organ parts so connected to one another that together they constitute a unit of macroscopic anatomy, structurally distinct from other such units. Examples: femur, biceps, liver, heart, skin, tracheobronchial tree, ovary. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:31:44Z anatomy ExO:0000044 organ Anatomical structure, which consists of the maximal set of organ parts so connected to one another that together they constitute a unit of macroscopic anatomy, structurally distinct from other such units. Examples: femur, biceps, liver, heart, skin, tracheobronchial tree, ovary. FMA:67498 Anatomical structure, which consists of similarly specialized cells and intercellular matrix, aggregated according to genetically determined spatial relationships. Examples: epithelium, muscle tissue, connective tissue, neural tissue, lymphoid tissue. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:31:55Z anatomy ExO:0000045 tissue Anatomical structure, which consists of similarly specialized cells and intercellular matrix, aggregated according to genetically determined spatial relationships. Examples: epithelium, muscle tissue, connective tissue, neural tissue, lymphoid tissue. FMA:9637 Anatomical structure that consists of a cell compartment surrounded by a plasma membrane; together with other cells and intercellular matrix, it constitutes tissues. Examples: lymphocyte, fibroblast, erythrocyte, neuron. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:32:07Z anatomy ExO:0000046 cell Anatomical structure that consists of a cell compartment surrounded by a plasma membrane; together with other cells and intercellular matrix, it constitutes tissues. Examples: lymphocyte, fibroblast, erythrocyte, neuron. FMA:68646 Substances made up of atoms, such as proteins, nucleic acids, lipids and carbohydrates that are produced only by living organisms. Biological molecules are often referred to as macromolecules or biopolymers. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:32:26Z anatomy ExO:0000047 biological molecules Substances made up of atoms, such as proteins, nucleic acids, lipids and carbohydrates that are produced only by living organisms. Biological molecules are often referred to as macromolecules or biopolymers. CTD:curators Human-made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cite, and can often include their supporting infrastructure, such as water supply or energy networks. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:32:56Z exposure_receptor ExO:0000048 built environment Human-made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cite, and can often include their supporting infrastructure, such as water supply or energy networks. CTD:curators A quality of a single process inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's occurrence. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:37:16Z temporal_quality Incidence occurrence quality ExO:0000050 temporal quality A quality of a single process inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's occurrence. PATO:0000057 A physical quality, which inheres in a bearer by virtue of the number of the bearer's repetitive actions in a particular time. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:37:46Z temporal_quality ExO:0000051 frequency A physical quality, which inheres in a bearer by virtue of the number of the bearer's repetitive actions in a particular time. PATO:0000044 A quality of a single process inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being marked by breaks or interruptions. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:37:57Z temporal_quality discontinuous interrupted ExO:0000052 intermittent A quality of a single process inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being marked by breaks or interruptions. PATO:0000690 A quality of a single process inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being uninterrupted in time, sequence, substance, or extent. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:38:09Z temporal_quality uninterrupted ExO:0000053 continuous A quality of a single process inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being uninterrupted in time, sequence, substance, or extent. PATO:0000689 Amount of time during which an event persists. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:38:24Z temporal_quality ExO:0000054 duration Amount of time during which an event persists. SBO:0000347 The way people or other living organisms come into contact with a stressor. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:38:37Z exposure_event ExO:0000055 route The way people or other living organisms come into contact with a stressor. CTD:curators The process of taking a material (e.g., stressor) into the mouth or body. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:38:47Z route ExO:0000056 ingestion The process of taking a material (e.g., stressor) into the mouth or body. CTD:curators The process of drawing in by breathing. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:38:59Z route ExO:0000057 inhalation The process of drawing in by breathing. CTD:curators The process of one material (absorbent) being retained by another (absorbate). cmattin 2011-01-10T09:39:11Z route ExO:0000058 absorption The process of one material (absorbent) being retained by another (absorbate). REX:0000188 The extraction of certain materials from a carrier into a liquid (usually, but not always a solvent). cmattin 2011-01-10T09:39:25Z route ExO:0000059 leaching The extraction of certain materials from a carrier into a liquid (usually, but not always a solvent). GOC:hjd A method of putting liquid into the body with a syringe and a hollow needle that punctures the skin. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:39:37Z route ExO:0000060 injection A method of putting liquid into the body with a syringe and a hollow needle that punctures the skin. GOC:hjd Superficial fascia. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:39:49Z anatomy Superficial fascia ExO:0000061 subcutaneous tissue Superficial fascia. FMA:9630 The contractile tissue of animals and is derived from the mesodermal layer of embryonic germ cells. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:40:05Z anatomy ExO:0000062 muscle The contractile tissue of animals and is derived from the mesodermal layer of embryonic germ cells. FMA:30316 Body substance which consists of plasma and blood cells. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:40:25Z anatomy ExO:0000063 blood Body substance which consists of plasma and blood cells. FMA:9670 A planned process with the objective to produce information about some evaluant. cmattin 2011-01-11T01:22:29Z assay ExO:0000064 assay A planned process with the objective to produce information about some evaluant. OBI:0000070 A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer possessing or displaying a distinctive feature in type or degree or effect or force. cmattin 2011-01-11T01:23:06Z exposure_event ExO:0000065 intensity A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer possessing or displaying a distinctive feature in type or degree or effect or force. PATO:0000049 A unit of measurement is a standardized quantity of a physical quality. cmattin 2011-01-11T01:23:54Z unit ExO:0000066 unit A unit of measurement is a standardized quantity of a physical quality. UO:0000000 A measurement is an information entity that is a recording of the output of a measurement such as produced by an instrument. cmattin 2011-01-11T01:24:53Z assay ExO:0000067 measurement A measurement is an information entity that is a recording of the output of a measurement such as produced by an instrument. EFO:0001444 An exposure quality in which events occur in sequence. cmattin 2011-01-11T01:26:02Z temporal_quality ExO:0000070 time An exposure quality in which events occur in sequence. PATO:0000165 A substance used as an indicator of a biological state. cmattin 2011-01-11T01:26:20Z assay ExO:0000071 biological marker A substance used as an indicator of a biological state. CHEBI:59163 A representation. cmattin 2011-01-11T01:26:51Z assay ExO:0000072 model A representation. CTD:curators A representation of a particular system or subject matter that may only be drawn on paper, described in words, or imagined in the mind. cmattin 2011-01-11T01:27:05Z assay ExO:0000073 conceptual A representation of a particular system or subject matter that may only be drawn on paper, described in words, or imagined in the mind. CTD:curators A representation of a particular system or subject matter that can be computed. cmattin 2011-01-11T01:27:35Z assay ExO:0000074 mathematical A representation of a particular system or subject matter that can be computed. CTD:curators A representation of a particular system or subject matter that is computer-derived. cmattin 2011-01-11T01:27:47Z assay ExO:0000075 computational A representation of a particular system or subject matter that is computer-derived. CTD:curators The total quantity or strength of a substance administered at one time. cmattin 2011-01-11T01:28:26Z exposure_event ExO:0000076 dose The total quantity or strength of a substance administered at one time. EFO:0000428 cmattin 2011-01-11T01:29:49Z exposure_outcome ExO:0000077 biological response cmattin 2011-01-11T01:30:06Z exposure_outcome ExO:0000078 molecular response A disease is a pattern of abnormal functioning, or abnormal localization of normal functioning, and/or abnormal localization of constituents when compared to other members of that species. cmattin 2011-01-11T01:30:35Z exposure_outcome ExO:0000079 disease A disease is a pattern of abnormal functioning, or abnormal localization of normal functioning, and/or abnormal localization of constituents when compared to other members of that species. DOExO:4 MSH2010_2010_02_22:D004194 UMLS:C0012634 A symptom is a perceived change in function, sensation, loss, disturbance or appearance reported by a patient indicative of a disease. cmattin 2011-01-11T01:30:47Z exposure_outcome ExO:0000080 symptom A symptom is a perceived change in function, sensation, loss, disturbance or appearance reported by a patient indicative of a disease. SYOExO:14974 cmattin 2011-01-11T01:31:15Z exposure_outcome ExO:0000082 public policy An exposure medium is a substance through which something else is transmitted or carried during an exposure. cmattin 2011-01-11T01:33:44Z assay ExO:0000083 exposure medium An exposure medium is a substance through which something else is transmitted or carried during an exposure. sep:00037 The end result of a manufacturing process; anything that is produced. cmattin 2011-01-12T12:14:24Z source ExO:0000085 commercial product The end result of a manufacturing process; anything that is produced. NCIThesaurus:C1514468 The act or fact of interfering so as to modify. cmattin 2011-01-12T01:34:34Z exposure_outcome ExO:0000087 exposure intervention The act or fact of interfering so as to modify. CTD:curators Of or relating to space or components within space. cmattin 2011-01-10T04:20:11Z spatial_quality ExO:0000088 spatial quality Of or relating to space or components within space. CTD:curators An attribute describing some aspect of an individual or human population. cmattin 2011-01-10T09:30:27Z human_attribute ExO:0000089 human attribute An attribute describing some aspect of an individual or human population. CTD:curators The protocol for an assay. cmattin 2011-06-08T03:47:29Z assay ExO:0000090 method The protocol for an assay. CTD:curators Of, or relating to, the area in which an individual or population lives, primarily describing the dwelling or shelter used for housing and the location immediately surrounding it cgrondin 2017-04-03T03:47:29Z source ExO:0000091 residential environment stressor source The external elements and conditions which surround, influence, and affect the life and development of an organism or population. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D004777 source ExO:0000092 environmental stressor source The origination of a stressor from the location of the principal work or business of an individual. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z source occupation ExO:0000093 occupational stressor source A drug product that contains one or more active and/or inactive ingredients; it is intended to treat, prevent or alleviate the symptoms of disease. This term does not refer to the individual ingredients that make up the product. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C459&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null source drug medication medicine ExO:0000094 medicinal stressor source The customary allowance of food and drink taken by a person or an animal from day to day, particularly one especially planned to meet specific requirements of the individual, including or excluding certain items of food; a prescribed course of eating and drinking in which the amount and kind of food, as well as the times at which it is to be taken, are regulated for therapeutic purposes or selected with reference to a particular state of health. cgrondin 2017-04-03T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.02d&code=C15222&ns=NCI_Thesaurus&type=properties&key=n1983551900&b=1&n=0&vse=null influencing_factor diet dietary ExO:0000095 dietary stressor source A collective generic term that refers here to a wide variety of dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, uninhabited islands, and other entities in addition to the traditional countries or independent states. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.02d&ns=NCI_Thesaurus&code=C25464&key=n1028804090&b=1&n=null location country code ExO:0000096 country A region, district or division of a country; a tract; a portion a state, especially one remote from the capital. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.02d&code=C25632&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null location ExO:0000097 province An area or portion of something with more or less definite boundaries designed or specified according to some established biological, administrative, economic, demographic, etc. criteria. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.02d&code=C41129&ns=NCI_Thesaurus&type=properties&key=1373536612&b=1&n=0&vse=null location ExO:0000098 region One of the fifty states which is a member of the federation known as the United States of America. Other US geographic areas, such as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, are essentially equivalent to State when used in an address. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.02d&code=C30010&ns=NCI_Thesaurus&type=properties&key=1797607167&b=1&n=0&vse=null location ExO:0000099 US State The assemblage of traits or outward appearance of an individual. It is the product of interactions between genes and between genes and the environment. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C16977&ns=NCI_Thesaurus&type=properties&key=1003504562&b=1&n=0&vse=null biological_response ExO:0000101 phenotype How long something or someone has existed; elapsed time since birth. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C25150&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null human_attribute aged chronological age postnatal age ExO:0000102 age Other conditions with the power to have an effect on health status. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C121660&ns=NCI_Thesaurus&type=properties&key=n821927297&b=1&n=0&vse=null health_status Influence ExO:0000103 influencing factor Consumption of liquids containing ethanol, including the behaviors associated with drinking the alcohol. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C16273&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null influencing_factor alcohol drinking alcohol use ExO:0000104 alcohol consumption A general indicator of the body fat an individual is carrying based upon the ratio of weight to height. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C16358&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null BMI human_attribute ExO:0000105 body mass index The customary allowance of food and drink taken by a person or an animal from day to day, particularly one especially planned to meet specific requirements of the individual, including or excluding certain items of food; a prescribed course of eating and drinking in which the amount and kind of food, as well as the times at which it is to be taken, are regulated for therapeutic purposes or selected with reference to a particular state of health. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C15222&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null influencing_factor dietary ExO:0000106 diet The genetic constitution of an organism or cell, as distinct from its expressed features or phenotype. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C16631&ns=NCI_Thesaurus&type=properties&key=n167868829&b=1&n=0&vse=null human_attribute genetics ExO:0000107 genotype Any form of exercise or movement. Physical activity may include planned activity such as walking, running, basketball, or other sports. Physical activity may also include other daily activities such as household chores, yard work, walking the dog, etc. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C17708&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null influencing_factor ExO:0000108 physical activity An arbitrary classification of a taxonomic group that is a division of a species. It usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species and is characterized by shared heredity, physical attributes and behavior, and in the case of humans, by common history, nationality, or geographic distribution. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C17049&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null human_attribute racial group ExO:0000109 race The assemblage of physical properties or qualities by which male is distinguished from female; the physical difference between male and female; the distinguishing peculiarity of male or female. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C28421&ns=NCI_Thesaurus&type=properties&key=n1987444752&b=1&n=0&vse=null human_attribute gender ExO:0000110 sex A person who belongs to the sex that normally produces ova. The term is used to indicate biological sex distinctions, or cultural gender role distinctions, or both. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C16576&ns=NCI_Thesaurus&type=properties&key=1029234390&b=1&n=0&vse=null human_attribute girl woman ExO:0000111 female A person who belongs to the sex that normally produces sperm. The term is used to indicate biological sex distinctions, cultural gender role distinctions, or both. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C20197&ns=NCI_Thesaurus&type=properties&key=n1984214633&b=1&n=0&vse=null human_attribute boy man ExO:0000112 male An indication of a person's current tobacco and nicotine consumption as well as some indication of smoking history. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C19796&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null health_status tobacco use ExO:0000113 smoking status Characteristics of a person such as education and occupation, used to describe the person's position in stratification systems, access to services, etc. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C17468&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null human_attribute class socioeconomic factors ExO:0000114 socioeconomic status An adult who has smoked 100 cigarettes in his or her lifetime and who currently smokes cigarettes. Includes daily smokers and non-daily smokers (also known as occasional smokers). cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.03d&code=C67147&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null Smoker exposure_receptor ExO:0000115 current smoker A person who was not smoking at the time of the interview but has smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their life. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C67148&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null Prior Smoker exposure_receptor ExO:0000116 former smoker A person who was not smoking at the time of the interview and has smoked less than 100 cigarettes in their life. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C65108&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor non-smoker ExO:0000117 never smoker A person who was not smoking at the time of the interview and has smoked less than 100 cigarettes in their life. cgrondin 2017-04-06T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.03d&code=C65108&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor Never Smoker ExO:0000118 non-smoker Persons who are not yet adults. The specific cut-off age will vary by purpose. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.03d&code=C16423&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor adolescent child schoolchildren teen teenager toddler ExO:0000119 children A group of individuals, identified by a common characteristic. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C61512&ns=NCI_Thesaurus&type=properties&key=952446847&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor ExO:0000120 cohort Study subjects who serve as controls (i.e., lack the characteristics of a disease or phenotype) in a research study as compared to study subjects with a disease or phenotype as indicated. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z exposure_receptor ExO:0000121 controls for disease or phenotype An unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature being. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C13235&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor ExO:0000122 fetuses A young child between one month and two years of age or between birth and one month of age. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C16731&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor neonate newborn ExO:0000123 infants or newborns Persons including soldiers involved with the armed forces. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D008889 exposure_receptor ExO:0000124 military personnel A female parent. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C25189&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor mother ExO:0000125 mothers Human females who are pregnant. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D037841 exposure_receptor Pregnant Women ExO:0000126 pregnant females Persons who are observed, analyzed, examined, investigated, experimented upon, or/and treated in the course of a particular study. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&ns=NCI_Thesaurus&code=C41189&key=1161914719&b=1&n=null exposure_receptor study subject ExO:0000127 study subjects Study subjects with a disease or phenotype as indicated. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z exposure_receptor ExO:0000128 subjects with disease or phenotype Study subjects who exhibit characteristics of a specific genotype in a research study. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z exposure_receptor ExO:0000129 subjects with gene influence Former members of the armed services. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D014728 exposure_receptor ExO:0000130 veterans A person performing a job or service for another person or a business firm on a full- or part-time basis and who receives payment for this work. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C51823&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor employee employees worker ExO:0000131 workers A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. Terms such as "Haitian" or "Negro" can be used in addition to "Black or African American". cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C16352&ns=null&type=synonym&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor Black Haitian Negro ExO:0000132 African American Denotes a person having origins in any indigenous people of Alaska and their descendants and who maintains tribal affiliation, or community or cultural attachment. The concept refers to population subgroups such as Eskimos, Aleuts, Inupiat, Yupik, Alutiiq, Egegik,and Pribilovian, Alaskan Athabascan, Tlingit, and Haida. The concept refers also to individuals who classify themselves as such. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C18237&ns=null&type=synonym&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor Alaska Indian Alaskan Athabascan Aleut Alutiq Egegik Eskimo Haida Inupiat Pribilovian Tlingit Yupik ExO:0000133 Alaska Native Denotes a person having origins in one of the indigenous peoples of North America, who lived on the continent prior to the European colonization. The term includes individuals belonging to a large number of tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of them still enduring as communities. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C43877&ns=null&type=synonym&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor ExO:0000134 American Indian A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.03d&code=C41260&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor ExO:0000135 Asian A person having origins in the original peoples of the Indian sub-continent. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.03d&code=C41262&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor Asian Indians Indian ExO:0000136 Asian Indian A person of Central or South American culture or origin. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z exposure_receptor ExO:0000137 Central or South American A term sometimes used interchangeably with Mexican-American to denote an American citizen of Mexican decent. The term is a chosen identity of some Mexican-Americans in the United States. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z exposure_receptor Mexican-American ExO:0000138 Chicano A person having origins in any of the original peoples of China. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.03d&code=C43391&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor ExO:0000139 Chinese A person of Cuban culture or origin, regardless of race. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C107608&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor Cuban-American Hispanic Latino ExO:0000140 Cuban Denotes a person from or of Cuba or an American citizen of Cuban descent. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.03d&code=C67115&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor Cuban ExO:0000141 Cuban-American Denotes the inhabitants of the Dominican Republic, a person from there, or their descendants elsewhere. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.03d&code=C67117&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor ExO:0000142 Dominican A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Philippine Islands. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.03d&code=C43393&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor ExO:0000143 Filipino Denotes inhabitants of Guam, an island in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines, south of the Northern Mariana Islands. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z exposure_receptor ExO:0000144 Guamanian A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C17459&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor Central American Cuban Latino Mexican Puerto Rican South American Spanish origin ExO:0000145 Hispanic A general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada, Greenland, Russia and the United States. In Alaska, the term Eskimo is commonly used, because it includes both Yupik and Inupiat, while Inuit is not accepted as a collective term. In Canada and Greenland, the term Eskimo has fallen out of favor, as it is considered pejorative by the natives and has been replaced by the term Inuit. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.03d&code=C86558&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor Eskimo ExO:0000146 Inuit A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Japan. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.03d&code=C43392&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor ExO:0000147 Japanese A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Korea. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.03d&code=C43395&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor ExO:0000148 Korean A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.03d&code=C17459&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor Hispanic Spanish origin Spanish origin ExO:0000149 Latino Denotes a person from or of Mexico. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C67113&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor Hispanic ExO:0000150 Mexican Denotes an american citizen of Mexican descent. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.03d&code=C67114&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor ExO:0000151 Mexican-American A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.03d&code=C43394&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor Hawaiian ExO:0000152 Native Hawaiian A person of non-specified racial, cultural, or geographic origins. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z exposure_receptor Other ExO:0000153 Other Race A person having origins in the original peoples of the Pacific Islands, but not Guam, Hawaii, the Mariana Islands or Samoa. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.03d&code=C107602&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor Other Pacific Islander ExO:0000154 Pacific Islander A person of Puerto Rican descent. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=16.07d&code=C67112&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor ExO:0000155 Puerto Rican A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Samoa. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.03d&code=C43407&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor ExO:0000156 Samoan A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Vietnam. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z exposure_receptor ExO:0000157 Vietnamese A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. cgrondin 2017-04-07T03:47:29Z https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/pages/concept_details.jsf?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&version=17.03d&code=C41261&ns=null&type=properties&key=null&b=1&n=0&vse=null exposure_receptor Caucasian Caucasians Caucasoid Occidental Whites ExO:0000158 White A route by which an exposure to a pregnant female causes an outcome in the fetus that might be observed long after birth cgrondin 2020-08-17T03:47:29Z route ExO:0000159 maternal