An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. In RDFa syntax, it is better to use the native RDFa syntax - the 'typeof' attribute - for multiple types. Schema.org tools may have only weaker understanding of extra types, in particular those defined externally.

An alias for the item.

Location in the body of the anatomical structure.

A medical code for the entity, taken from a controlled vocabulary or ontology such as ICD-9, DiseasesDB, MeSH, SNOMED-CT, RxNorm, etc.

A description of the item.

A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the description to be useful for disambiguation.

Typical or recommended followup care after the procedure is performed.

A medical guideline related to this entity.

How the procedure is performed.

The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of [Thing](http://schema.org/Thing), such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See [background notes](https://schema.org/docs/datamodel.html#identifierBg) for more details.

An image of the item. This can be a [URL](http://schema.org/URL) or a fully described [ImageObject](http://schema.org/ImageObject).

A factor that indicates use of this therapy for treatment and/or prevention of a condition, symptom, etc. For therapies such as drugs, indications can include both officially-approved indications as well as off-label uses. These can be distinguished by using the ApprovedIndication subtype of MedicalIndication.

The drug or supplement's legal status, including any controlled substance schedules that apply.

Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See [background notes](https://schema.org/docs/datamodel.html#mainEntityBackground) for details.

The system of medicine that includes this MedicalEntity, for example 'evidence-based', 'homeopathic', 'chiropractic', etc.

The name of the item.

Expected or actual outcomes of the study.

Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.

Typical preparation that a patient must undergo before having the procedure performed.

The type of procedure, for example Surgical, Noninvasive, or Percutaneous.

If applicable, the organization that officially recognizes this entity as part of its endorsed system of medicine.

If applicable, a medical specialty in which this entity is relevant.

URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.

The status of the study (enumerated).

A medical study or trial related to this entity.

A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing.

Relates a term (i.e. a property, class or enumeration) to one that supersedes it.

URL of the item.