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The penultimate two-digits of the

Specref
RefType (data type) t SCTID

(second and third from the right), are the

Gloss
PreSpace false t partition identifier

.

The

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PreSpace false t partition identifier

indicates the nature of the component identified. This allows the identifier of a

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PreSpace false t description

to be distinguished from the identifier of a

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PreSpace false t concept

.

The

Gloss
PreSpace false t partition identifier

also indicates whether the

Gloss
PreSpace false t SCTID

contains a

Gloss
PreSpace false t namespace identifier

 (long format) or follows the short format applicable to identifiers of

Gloss
PreSpace false t components

that originated in the

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PreSpace false t International Release

. Identifiers of

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PreSpace false t components

that originated in the

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PreSpace false t International Release

of

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PreSpace false t SNOMED CT

have one of the following

Gloss
PreSpace false t partition identifier

values:

Caption label
CapId partition-identifier-values-for-short-format-sctids CapType Table
Partition identifier Values for Short Format SCTIDs

Identifiers of

Gloss
PreSpace false t components

that originated in an

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PreSpace false t extension

have one of the following

Gloss
PreSpace false t partition identifier

values:

Caption label
CapId partition-identifier-values-for-long-format-sctids CapType Table
Partition identifier Values for Long Format SCTIDs

All other

Gloss
PreSpace false t partition identifier

values are reserved for future use.