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# national edition

## National Edition

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

## SNOMED CT National Edition

A set of SNOMED CT components and reference set members that either belong to a focus module identified by a National Release Center (NRC), or belong to one of the modules on which that *module* depends.

#### Notes

* The focus module is part of the National Release for which that NRC is responsible.
* An NRC may have multiple *National Editions* with different focus modules for each edition.
* A *National Edition* may:
  * be part of a National Release distributed to licensees.
  * combine a focus module from the *National Release* , the relevant versions of modules in the International Edition, and any other extension modules on which the focus module of the *National Edition* depends.

#### Examples

* United States Edition
* Canadian Edition
* United Kingdom Clinical Edition (does not include UK drug extension modules)
* United Kingdom Edition (includes UK drug extension modules)

## Alternatives

* **National Edition**

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