This section covers several general topics related to SNOMED CT release packages and release files including:
The following two sections provide detailed specifications of the release files.
Section contains details of release files that represent the main SNOMED CT components:
Concepts
Descriptions
Relationships
Section Reference Set Release Files Specification contains details of release files that customize and enhance SNOMED CT by representing:
Subsets of concepts and descriptions
Maps to other code systems
Language and dialect preferences for different terms
Annotation of components
Associations between components
Other forms of configuration and extensibility