biological_sex #

The concept we in STRONG AYA refer to as “biological_sex” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C28421.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Sex” and is defined as “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.”

biological_sex values #

In STRONG AYA, this concept is recorded as “male”, “female”, “intersex” and “missing_or_unspecified”.

The value we in STRONG AYA refer to as “male” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C20197.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Male” and is defined as “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.”

The value we in STRONG AYA refer to as “female” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C16576.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Female” and is defined as “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.”

The value we in STRONG AYA refer to as “intersex” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C45908.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Intersex” and is defined as “A person (one of unisexual specimens) who is born with genitalia and/or secondary sexual characteristics of indeterminate sex, or which combine features of both sexes.”

The value we in STRONG AYA refer to as “missing_or_unspecified” is identifiable through shortcode ncit:C54031.
In standard vocabularies this shortcode refers to “Missing” and is defined as “Not existing; not able to be found.”