# domain

## domain

**This is an abbreviation for concept model domain.**

## concept model domain

A set of concepts which the concept model permits to be defined or refined, using a particular set of attributes and ranges.

#### Notes

* A domain to which an attribute can be applied typically includes concepts in one or more branches of the subtype hierarchy.

#### Examples

* Section Procedure Attributes Summary of the SNOMED CT Editorial Guide defines the *domain* , attributes and ranges for | Procedure| .
* The | Procedure| *domain* is defined as follows:

<< [71388002 |Procedure|](http://snomed.info/id/71388002) /\* the concept "Procedure" or any of its subtypes \*/

* The table row below shows how | Procedure site| , one of the many attributes applicable to the | Procedure| domain, is specified together with its range of permitted values.

| **Attribute**                                                    | **Grouped** | **Cardinality** | **In Group Cardinality** | **Range Constraint**                            |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | --------------- | ------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------- |
| [363704007 \| Procedure site\|](http://snomed.info/id/363704007) | 1           | 0..\*           | 0..\*                    | << [442083009](http://snomed.info/id/442083009) |

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