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Figure 3.1-1: Simple expression diagram
Expression diagrams are the most general form of diagram, which represent a SNOMED CT expression as defined in the SNOMED CT Compositional Grammar. Diagrams representing expressions may exist on their own, or be part of a larger diagram representing a concept definition or relation between two expressions.In its simplest form this may simply be a single concept
Figure 3.1-2: Diagram of the single concept INLINE95617006 | Neonatal cyanosis |
In more complex scenarios diagrams may represent coordination of attribute types, concepts and concrete values.
Figure 3.1-3: _Ref347406127Figure 4 Expression equivalentINLINEEquivalent as at the January 2012 SNOMED CT International release.*toINLINE95617006 | Neonatal cyanosis |
In all expressions other than a single concept value1 it is necessary to start the diagram with a conjunction dot.| Ref | Notes |
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| 1 | An example of an expression is shown in Figure 4, whereas a single concept value is shown in Figure 3 |
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