Terminology Service for NFDI4Health
assay
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A planned process with the objective to produce information about the material entity that is the evaluant, by physically examining it or its proxies.
Term info
Label
assay
IEDB alternative term
any method
ISA alternative term
study assay
alternative term
measuring, scientific observation
definition source
OBI branch derived
editor note
12/3/12: BP: the reference to the 'physical examination' is included to point out that a prediction is not an assay, as that does not require physical examiniation.
editor preferred term
assay
example of usage
Assay the wavelength of light emitted by excited Neon atoms. Count of geese flying over a house.
has curation status
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000122
term editor
PlanAndPlannedProcess Branch
Term relations
Subclass of:
- planned process
- realizes some evaluant role
- has_specified_input some (
material entity and
has role some evaluant role) - has_specified_output some (
data item and
is about some (
material entity and
has role some evaluant role))