A complete set of  and  that either belong to an identified  or belong to one of the modules on which that module depends.

Notes

• The  used to define the scope of an edition is referred as the  of that edition.
• All SNOMED CT editions (except the ) are a combination of one or more extension modules, together with the modules from the SNOMED CT International Edition. 
• A complete SNOMED CT edition may be prepared and released by  or by the provider of a . Alternatively, a SNOMED CT edition may be derived from one or more , by combining the contents of an identified focus module with the contents of the relevant version of all modules on which the focus module depends.
• The dependencies between modules are represented using the.

• A SNOMED CT edition can be identified using a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) as specified by the URI Standard (2.1 URIs for Editions and Versions).

Examples

• The  consists of the focus module,, and the module on which it depends,.
• The US  (including the US SNOMED to ICD-10-CM maps) consists of the focus module,, and the three modules on which this depends,, and. 

Alternatives

• Edition

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