<term>

Definition List: Term

A word, phrase, graphic, chemical structure, equation, or other “noun” that is:

Attributes

id Identifier
rid Reference to an Identifier

Related Elements

A <def-list> may have a <title> naming the entire list, followed by optional headings for terms and their definitions. <term-head> contains the heading over the first (term) column, and <def-head> contains the heading for the second (definition) column; neither serves as a container element for terms or definitions. Individual <term>s and their <def>s are paired in <def-item>s.

Content Model

<!ELEMENT  term         (#PCDATA %term-elements;)*                   >

Expanded Content Model

(#PCDATA | email | ext-link | multi-link | uri | inline-supplementary-material | related-article | related-object | bold | italic | monospace | overline | overline-start | overline-end | roman | sans-serif | sc | strike | underline | underline-start | underline-end | alternatives | inline-graphic | private-char | chem-struct | inline-formula | tex-math | mml:math | abbrev | milestone-end | milestone-start | named-content | styled-content | fn | target | xref | sub | sup | disp-formula | disp-formula-group | array | graphic | media | preformat)*

Description

Any combination of:

This element may be contained in:

<def-item>, <multi-link>

Example 1

In a definition list:

...
<back>
<glossary id="bid.1237">
<title>Glossary</title>
<def-list>
<def-item>
<term id="bid.1238">3-D or 3D</term>
<def>
<p>Three-dimensional.</p>
</def>
</def-item>
<def-item>
<term id="bid.1722">Accession number</term>
<def>
<p>An Accession number is a unique identifier given 
to a sequence when it is submitted to one of the DNA 
repositories (GenBank, EMBL, DDBJ). The initial 
deposition of a sequence record is referred to as 
version 1. If the sequence is updated, the version 
number is incremented, but the Accession number will 
remain constant.</p>
</def>
</def-item>
...
</def-list>
</glossary>
</back>
...

Example 2

In a multi-link:

...
<sec>
...
<p>The <multi-link><term>HNF4A gene</term><ext-link ext-link-type="url" 
xlink:href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch
&amp;db=books&amp;details_term=HNF4">Bookshelf</ext-link>
<ext-link ext-link-type="url" xlink:href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/
query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&amp;db=pmc&amp;details_term=diabetes%20
AND%20%28HNF4A%29">PubMed Central</ext-link>
<ext-link ext-link-type="url" xlink:href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/
query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&amp;db=PubMed&amp;details_term=diabetes%20
AND%20%28HNF4A%29">PubMed</ext-link>
<ext-link ext-link-type="url" xlink:href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/
dispomim.cgi?id=600281">OMIM</ext-link> <ext-link ext-link-type="url" 
xlink:href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?db=gene
&amp;cmd=Retrieve&amp;dopt=Graphics&amp;list_uids=3172">Entrez 
Gene</ext-link></multi-link> encodes a transcription factor that is 
found in the liver and pancreas. HNF4A is found in a region of 
chromosome 20 that is linked with type 2 diabetes, and mutations 
of this gene cause a rare form of autosomal dominant diabetes 
(MODY1).</p>
...</sec>
...

Module

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