| Gloss |
|---|
| SpacePreSpace | truefalse |
|---|
| t | SNOMED Clinical Terms |
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|
| Gloss |
|---|
| SpacePreSpace | truefalse |
|---|
| t | Components |
|---|
|
are identified and referenced using numeric identifiers. These identifiers have the data type
| Gloss |
|---|
| PreSpace | false |
|---|
| t | (SNOMED CT Identifier). |
|---|
|
The
data type is 64-bit integer which is allocated and represented in accordance with a set of rules. These rules enable each
| Gloss |
|---|
| SpacePreSpace | truefalse |
|---|
| t | SCTID |
|---|
|
to refer unambiguously to a unique component. They also support separate partitions for allocation of
| Gloss |
|---|
| SpacePreSpace | truefalse |
|---|
| t | Identifiers |
|---|
|
for particular types of component. In the case of
| Gloss |
|---|
| SpacePreSpace | truefalse |
|---|
| t | components |
|---|
|
that originate in an
| Gloss |
|---|
| SpacePreSpace | truefalse |
|---|
| t | Extension, |
|---|
|
the
| Gloss |
|---|
| SpacePreSpace | truefalse |
|---|
| t | SCTID |
|---|
|
also supports separate
| Gloss |
|---|
| SpacePreSpace | truefalse |
|---|
| t | namespaces |
|---|
|
that distinguish between different issuing organizations.
Details of the
| Gloss |
|---|
| SpacePreSpace | truefalse |
|---|
| t | SCTID |
|---|
|
are described in the following sections:
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