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Annotation type reference set | allows  text strings to be associated with components for any specified purpose. So, where the Association type reference set linked a SNOMED CT component to another SNOMED CT components, the Annotation type reference set allow a SNOMED CT component to be linked to a non-standardized string annotation.

lllustration of the general functionality of Annotation reference sets

Reference Specific Attributes

Besides from the 4 identification and versioning attributes, the annotation reference set type has following attributes.

Field

Data type

Purpose

referencedComponentId

SCTID

The identifier of the  to be annotated.

annotation

String

The text  annotation to attach to the  identified by  referencedComponentId.

Tip
 See specification: 4.2.6. Annotation Reference Set

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