refinement

refinement

This is an abbreviation for expression refinement.

expression refinement

The part of a SNOMED CT expression that applies qualifying details to a focus concept.

Example

• A spiral fracture of the shaft of humerus can be represented by an expression in which the concept fracture of humerus is made more specific by the addition of a refinements containing attributes that more precisely indicate the location and morphology.

66308002 |fracture of humerus| : ⬅︎ Focus concept { 363698007 |finding site| = 20760004 |shaft of humerus| , ⬅︎ Refinement 116676008 |associated morphology| = 73737008 |Fracture, spiral| } ⬅︎ ...

Alternatives

• Refinement

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