# SNOMED

The general name for a series of clinical terminologies owned, managed and licensed by SNOMED International.

### Notes

* The current version, SNOMED Clinical Terms was first released in 2002 and is actively maintained, licensed and distributed by SNOMED International.
* None of the earlier versions of SNOMED are maintained and since 2017 all antecedent versions are formally deprecated and are no longer licensed for use.
* The SNOMED terminologies were originally developed by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), they were acquired by the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO) in 2007. Since 2017 IHTSDO has traded as SNOMED International.

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