# International System of Units - derived unit of volume

The 282115005 | International System of Units-derived unit of volume (qualifier value) | hierarchy contains concepts representing metric units of volume.

**Concepts representing Derived Unit of Volume**

<table><thead><tr><th width="76.17449951171875"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>FSN</strong></td><td><p><strong>X</strong> metric unit of volume (qualifier value)</p><p></p><p>For example,</p><ul><li>258771000 |Deciliter (qualifier value) |</li><li>258773002 |Milliliter (qualifier value) |</li><li>258770004 |Liter (qualifier value) |</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>PT</strong></td><td><p><strong>X</strong> metric unit of volume abbreviated without the expanded form</p><ul><li><em>This is an exception to the SNOMED CT standard of requiring abbreviations to be accompanied by the expanded term or phrase.</em></li></ul><p>For example,</p><ul><li>dL</li><li>mL</li><li>L</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>SYN</strong></td><td><p><strong>X</strong> metric unit of volume</p><p></p><p>For example,</p><ul><li>deciliter</li><li>milliliter</li><li>liter</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

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