Precoordinated expressions consist of a single
| Gloss |
|---|
| SpacePreSpace | truefalse |
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| t | concept |
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identifier, followed optionally by any term that is associated with that
. While the use of a term is not mandated, it is often preferable to include
| Gloss |
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| SpacePreSpace | truefalse |
|---|
| t | preferred term |
|---|
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from an appropriate dialect within the expressions to improve the human-readability of the expression. For example:
| Concept |
|---|
| t | 73211009|Diabetes mellitus| |
|---|
| ShowFormat | inline |
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As mentioned, the syntax does not require a term to be used with each concept identifier, so the following is also a valid
:
| Concept |
|---|
| t | 73211009|diabetes mellitus| |
|---|
|