The part of a SNOMED CT expression that applies qualifying details to a focus concept.
Example
A spiral fracture of the shaft of humerus can be represented by an expression in which the concept fracture of humerus is made more specific by the addition of a refinements containing attributes that more precisely indicate the location and morphology.
66308002 |fracture of humerus| : ⬅︎ Focus concept
{ 363698007 |finding site| = 20760004 |shaft of humerus| , ⬅︎ Refinement
116676008 |associated morphology| = 73737008 |Fracture, spiral| } ⬅︎ ...
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