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CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A system for classifying things
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("classification system" is a kind of...):
arrangement; organisation; organization; system (an organized structure for arranging or classifying)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "classification system"):
decimal system of classification; Dewey decimal classification; Dewey decimal system (a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number)
hierarchical classification system (a classification system where entries are arranged based on some hierarchical structure)
file system; filing system (a system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically))
grouping; pigeonholing (a system for classifying things into groups)
rating system; scoring system (a system of classifying according to quality or merit or amount)
ABO blood group system; ABO group; ABO system (a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O)
Context examples:
A classification system for grading pathological remission based purely on microscopic assessment.
(Miller and Payne Classification, NCI Thesaurus)
A clinical finding about one or more characteristics of mucosal melanoma of the head and neck, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to distant metastases.
(Mucosal Melanoma of the Head and Neck Clinical Distant Metastasis TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
A clinical finding about one or more characteristics of mucosal melanoma of the head and neck, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system.
(Mucosal Melanoma of the Head and Neck Clinical TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
A clinical finding about one or more characteristics of appendiceal carcinoid, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to distant metastases.
(Appendiceal Carcinoid Clinical Distant Metastasis TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
A finding about one or more characteristics of ampulla of Vater cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system.
(Ampulla of Vater Cancer TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
A finding about one or more characteristics of adenosarcoma, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system.
(Adenosarcoma TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
A finding about one or more characteristics of mycosis fungoides and Sezary syndrome, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to staging of the primary tumor (skin).
(Mycosis Fungoides and Sezary Syndrome Primary Tumor-Skin TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
A finding about one or more characteristics of mycosis fungoides and Sezary syndrome, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system.
(Mycosis Fungoides and Sezary Syndrome TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
A clinical finding about one or more characteristics of nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to distant metastases.
(Nasal Cavity and Ethmoid Sinus Cancer Clinical Distant Metastasis TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of nasal cavity and ethmoid sinus cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to distant metastases.
(Nasal Cavity and Ethmoid Sinus Cancer Pathologic Distant Metastasis TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
