112693006: Slitting (procedure)

SNOMED CT Concept\Procedure\...

\Intentional, structural alteration of the human body by mechanical, thermal, light-based, electromagnetic, or chemical means, and/or by the incision or destruction of tissues using instruments to cut, burn, vaporise, freeze, suture, probe, or manipulate by closed reductions.\Incision (procedure)\Slitting (procedure)

\Procedure by method (procedure)\Incision (procedure)\Slitting (procedure)

Status: current, Sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-Jul 2004. Module: SNOMED CT core

Descriptions:

Id Description Lang Type Status Case? Module

183616017 Slitting en Synonym (core metadata concept) Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core

642690011 Slitting (procedure) en Fully specified name Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core

183616017 Slitting en Synonym (core metadata concept) Active Only initial character case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core

183616017 Slitting en Synonym (core metadata concept) Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core

642690011 Slitting (procedure) en Fully specified name Active Only initial character case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core

642690011 Slitting (procedure) en Fully specified name Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core

Expanded Value Set

Outbound Relationships	Type	Target	Active	Characteristic	Refinability	Group	Values
Slitting (procedure)	Is a	Incision (procedure)	true	Inferred relationship	Existential restriction modifier (core metadata concept)
Slitting (procedure)	Method (attribute)	Slitting - action	true	Inferred relationship	Existential restriction modifier (core metadata concept)	1

Inbound Relationships	Type	Active	Source	Characteristic	Refinability	Group
Slitting of lacrimal canaliculus for removal of streptothrix	Is a	True	Slitting (procedure)	Inferred relationship	Existential restriction modifier (core metadata concept)
Slitting of lacrimal canaliculus for passage of tube	Is a	True	Slitting (procedure)	Inferred relationship	Existential restriction modifier (core metadata concept)
Canthotomy	Is a	True	Slitting (procedure)	Inferred relationship	Existential restriction modifier (core metadata concept)
Slitting of prepuce of penis (procedure)	Is a	True	Slitting (procedure)	Inferred relationship	Existential restriction modifier (core metadata concept)

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