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name
SNOMED CT HIERARCHY
number
757.018
location
^LEX(757.018,
description
SNOMED CT concepts are organized in hierarchies with multiple levels of granularity. This file stores the names of the hierarchies and when applicable, the Lexicon Subset the hierarchy is a member of.
Fields
#NameLocationTypeDetailsIndexDescription
.01name(+)0;1FREE TEXTBThis field contains the name of a SNOMED CT hierarchy (e.g., Disorder, Procedure, Finding, Organism, Body Structure, Substance, Observable Entity, Physical Object, Occupation, Specimen, etc.)
.02abbreviation0;2FREE TEXTThis is a three character unique abbreviation representing the SNOMED CT hierarchy (e.g., DIS, PRC, FND, ORG, BDS, SUB, OBS, OBJ, OCC, etc.)
.03number0;3NUMERICThis is the number of SNOMED CT concepts that fall into the hierarchy. This is for internal use only.
1subset membership1;0MULTIPLE757.181This is a list of the Lexicon Subsets this hierarchy can belong to.

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