{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "schema:DDxElement",
  "title": "DDxElement",
  "description": "An alternative, closely-related condition typically considered later in the differential diagnosis process along with the signs that are used to distinguish it.",
  "type": "object",
  "allOf": [
    {
      "description": "A utility class that serves as the umbrella for a number of 'intangible' things in the medical space.",
      "$ref": "schema:MedicalIntangible"
    }
  ],
  "properties": {
    "diagnosis": {
      "description": "One or more alternative conditions considered in the differential diagnosis process as output of a diagnosis process.",
      "oneOf": [
        { "$ref": "schema:MedicalCondition" },
        { "type": "array", "items": { "$ref": "schema:MedicalCondition" } }
      ]
    },
    "distinguishingSign": {
      "description": "One of a set of signs and symptoms that can be used to distinguish this diagnosis from others in the differential diagnosis.",
      "oneOf": [
        { "$ref": "schema:MedicalSignOrSymptom" },
        { "type": "array", "items": { "$ref": "schema:MedicalSignOrSymptom" } }
      ]
    }
  }
}