snomed ct concept

SNOMED CT concept

A clinical idea to which a unique concept identifier has been assigned.

Notes

  • SNOMED CT concepts are distributed in the concept file.

  • Concepts are associated with descriptions that contain human-readable terms describing the concept.

  • Concepts are related to one another by relationships and OWL axioms that provide a formal logical definition of the concept.

Alternatives

  • Concept

  • Concept file

  • Release File Specification

    • 2.1 Logical Model of SNOMED CT Components

    • 4.2.1 Concept File Specification

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