One or more may moremay be added to a to ato qualify it. This is done by putting the to theto be qualified before a colon and the qualifying afterqualifyingafter. The qualifying is qualifyingis of the form "attribute = value". The example below describes an operation to remove an ovary (i.e. an 'oophorectomy') using a laser.
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oophorectomyprocedure Procedure device| = 122456005| |
laser The next example, shown below, describes the right hip joint.
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hip lateralityrightWhere more than one qualifying attribute is required, these can be separated using a comma. The example below describes the removal of an ovarian structure using a laser device.
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procedureprocedure Procedure device| = 122456005| |
laser method 129304002 |excision - 129304002 |Excision - action|, |
procedure 15497006 |ovarian 15497006 |Ovarian structure| |
A further example, below, describes the emergency removal of the appendix:
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excisionprocedure appendix priority emergencyRefinements may may also be applied to a
conjoined conjoined. For example, the following two expressions are equivalent (because an 'ulna' is a bone in an 'upper limb'):
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epiphysis Epiphysis of ulna|: 272741003| |
laterality left|ulna epiphysis Epiphysis of upper limb|: |
laterality leftNote that there are no brackets round "
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ulna epiphysis " in the above example, as the refinement automatically applies to the conjoined concept.