snomed ct description

SNOMED CT description

An association between a human-readable phrase (term) and a particular SNOMED CT concept.

Notes

  • Each description is represented by a separate row in the Description File.

  • Each description has a unique identifier and connects a concept with a term of a specified description type. All concepts have descriptions with description types fully specified name and synonym. Other description type can be defined and may be applied to some concepts.

Alternatives

  • Description

  • Release File Specification

    • 4.2.2. Description File Specification

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