snomed ct metadata

SNOMED CT metadata

SNOMED CT content (including concepts, descriptions, and relationships) that provides additional information about SNOMED content and derivatives (including reference sets).

Notes

• All SNOMED CT metadata concepts are subtypes of 900000000000441003 | SNOMED CT Model Component (metadata)| .

• The top level of the metadata hierarchy represents broad groups of metadata as follows:

Top level of the SNOMED CT metadata hierarchy 900000000000441003 | SNOMED CT Model Component (metadata)|

• 106237007 | Linkage concept (linkage concept)|

• 370136006 | Namespace concept (namespace concept)|

• 900000000000442005 | Core metadata concept (core metadata concept)|

• 900000000000454005 | Foundation metadata concept (foundation metadata concept)|

Examples

• Concept enumerations use metadata concepts to represent values that are applied to particular fields in release files.

• Reference set types and reference set names are represented by metadata concepts that are subtypes of 900000000000455006 | Reference set (foundation metadata concept)| .

Alternatives

• metadata

Related Links

• SNOMED CT model component concept

• Top level metadata concept

• Metadata concept

• Concept enumeration

• Metadata Hierarchy

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