An expression that contains A 

Notes

• The 

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   in a a postcoordinated expression relate to one another in ways that build more specific clinical ideas. The required meaning is expressed by postcoordinating combining several clinical ideas, each of which is represented by an identified  concept.

• The syntax used to represent SNOMED CT expressions is called the 

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  t SNOMED CT compositional grammar

   and is formally defined in the Compositional Grammar - Specification and Guide.

Example

• The concept 

  Concept
  t 125605004|fracture of bone|

   can be refined using the attribute 

  Concept
  t 363698007|finding site|

  , and the body structure concept 

  Concept
  t 71341001|bone structure of femur|

   to create the following postcoordinated expression:

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  125605004 |fracture of bone|:363698007 |finding site| = 71341001 |bone structure of femur|

...

• Postcoordinated
• Postcoordination

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• Glossary

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    t SNOMED CT expression

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  Precoordinated expression

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    t compositional grammar

• Compositional Grammar - Specification and Guide