# MedicalAlternative
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A list of possible alternative transcriptions for the input audio. Each alternative may contain one or more of `Items`, `Entities`, or `Transcript`.

## Contents
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 ** Entities **   <a name="transcribe-Type-streaming_MedicalAlternative-Entities"></a>
Contains entities identified as personal health information (PHI) in your transcription output.  
Type: Array of [MedicalEntity](API_streaming_MedicalEntity.md) objects  
Required: No

 ** Items **   <a name="transcribe-Type-streaming_MedicalAlternative-Items"></a>
Contains words, phrases, or punctuation marks in your transcription output.  
Type: Array of [MedicalItem](API_streaming_MedicalItem.md) objects  
Required: No

 ** Transcript **   <a name="transcribe-Type-streaming_MedicalAlternative-Transcript"></a>
Contains transcribed text.  
Type: String  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/transcribe-streaming-2017-10-26/MedicalAlternative) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/transcribe-streaming-2017-10-26/MedicalAlternative) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/transcribe-streaming-2017-10-26/MedicalAlternative)