structure entire part

structure-entire-part

A modeling approach used in SNOMED CT to represent anatomical entities such as body organs, systems, or regions.

Notes

• Structure is the most general way to refer to an organ, body system, or region.

• Entire refers to a complete organ, body system, or region.

• Part refers to a part of an organ, body system, or region. Part does not refer to the entire organ, body system, or region.

Example

Figure 1 below illustrates the relationships between the structure , entire , and part concepts applied to the heart.

• 80891009 | heart structure|

• 302509004 | entire heart|

• 119202000 | heart part|

Figure 1: Structure-Entire-Part applied the heart

Alternatives

• SEP

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