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Medical_intervention [agentive]
Procedural or Medicine based Interventions are used on a Patient to attempt to alleviate a Medical_condition. These interventions can have a Frequency_of_success as well as Side_effects. This frame differs from Cure in that this frame deals only with attempts to alleviate a Medical_condition, whereas Cure deals with situations in which the Affliction or Medical_condition has been cured.
Properties
- ID
- #2741
- Entry
- frm_medical_intervention
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Medical_intervention (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Medical_intervention
Core Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention |
A drug or procedure is administered or performed in order to treat a Medical_condition.
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| Medical_condition |
A holistic description of the medical state of the patient (or a part of the state of the patient), which may or may not indicate the cause of a deviation from normal.
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| Medical_professional |
The individual or team that attempts to improve the medical condition of the Patient.
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— | — |
| Result |
The consequence of the Intervention.
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— | — |
Peripheral Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extent |
The degree to which an Intervention has affected the Medical_condition or Symptoms.
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— | — |
| Frequency_of_success |
The regularity with which an Intervention is effective for treating a Medical_condition or Symptom(s).
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| Patient |
Individuals that receive medical Intervention because of their Medical_condition.
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| Side_effects |
Effects of the Intervention that are unintended or undesirable.
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— | — |
Frame-Frame Relations (1)
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