hierarchy tag

hierarchy tag

A parenthetical notation at the end of a fully specified name indicating the relevant domain.

Notes

• The purpose of hierarchy tags is to disambiguate concepts that contain the same commonly used words or phrases.

Examples

• 55903007 | Acute atrophy (morphologic abnormality)| with the hierarchy tag , morphologic abnormality in the body structure domain

• 89305009 | Abdominal paracentesis (procedure)| with the hierarchy tag , procedure

Alternatives

• Semantic tag

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