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it is part of anatomy, and the treating clinician answers for care.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q168552","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q4620674","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"sex organ","type":"related","note":"category"},{"target":"phallus","type":"related","note":"category"},{"target":"penile erection","type":"related","note":"a physiological process of the organ"},{"target":"agenesis","type":"related","note":"congenital absence conditions"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.penis","Wikidata: Q58 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Length:  mm - Measured between defined anatomical landmarks with species, anatomical configuration and physiological state recorded.","Circumference:  mm - Measured around a specified shaft location with physiological state and measurement method recorded.","Tissue elastic modulus:  kPa - Estimated through mechanical testing or elastography with tissue region, physiological state and method recorded."]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["It is a male genital organ whose position and external visibility vary across species.","Human and many mammalian penises contain erectile tissue and a urethra, but these features do not define all animal penises.","The scrotum and testes, where present, are separate structures.","Described in anatomical terms only."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain anatomy and function","describe conditions generally","cover comparative anatomy","route personal questions"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Explicit content in responses","Agents giving personal medical advice","Misinformation about size and function"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Anatomical terminology standards","Urology clinical guidelines","Age-appropriate content standards"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["A male reproductive and urinary organ.","human penis anatomy","penises of other mammals such as dogs and cats","developmental anatomy","surgically constructed neophallus","the organ in veterinary and food contexts"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q58: penis","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Penis","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should conditions be separate entries?","How should clinical guidelines be linked?","How should content boundaries be documented?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q58/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q58/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-12T01:03:13Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T12:16:33+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}