# international edition

## International Edition

**This is an abbreviation for SNOMED CT International Edition.**

## SNOMED CT International Edition

The set of SNOMED CT components and reference set members that either belong to a specific module identified by SNOMED International as the focus module for that *edition* or belong to one of the *modules* on which that module depends.

#### Notes

* The *International Edition* includes the foundational content of SNOMED CT on which all other SNOMED CT modules must have dependencies.
* SNOMED International currently identifies the [| SNOMED CT core module (core metadata concept)|](http://snomed.info/id/900000000000207008) as the *focus module* for the *International Edition*. Only the [| SNOMED CT model component module|](http://snomed.info/id/900000000000012004) is currently specified as a dependency.
* The *International Edition* may be supplemented by extensions, maintained and distributed by Members and Affiliates, to meet additional national, local, and organizational requirements.

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