311731000: Paraffin wax (substance)

SNOMED CT Concept\Substance\Substance categorised by structure\Chemical\Chemical categorized by structure (substance)\Organic compound\Hydrocarbon\Paraffin\Paraffin wax

Status: current, Not sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-Jan 2002. Module: SNOMED CT core

Descriptions:

Id Description Lang Type Status Case? Module

455348019 Paraffin wax en Synonym (core metadata concept) Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core

455349010 Hard paraffin en Synonym (core metadata concept) Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core

708321019 Paraffin wax (substance) en Fully specified name Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core

43831000188113 cire paraffinique fr Synonym (core metadata concept) Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT Switzerland NRC maintained Module

Expanded Value Set

Outbound Relationships	Type	Target	Active	Characteristic	Refinability	Group	Values
Paraffin wax	Is a	Paraffin	true	Inferred relationship	Some

Inbound Relationships	Type	Active	Source	Characteristic	Refinability	Group
Toxic effect of paraffin wax	Causative agent (attribute)	True	Paraffin wax	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Wool alcohols ointment BP	The clinically relevant part or whole of the substance that is intended to have a therapeutic action on or within the body. It excludes esters, salts or other non-covalent derivatives (such as a complex, chelate etc.), but may include secondary modifications.	False	Paraffin wax	Inferred relationship	Some
Product containing paraffin wax (medicinal product)	The clinically relevant part or whole of the substance that is intended to have a therapeutic action on or within the body. It excludes esters, salts or other non-covalent derivatives (such as a complex, chelate etc.), but may include secondary modifications.	True	Paraffin wax	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Product containing lanolin alcohol and mineral oil and paraffin wax (medicinal product)	The clinically relevant part or whole of the substance that is intended to have a therapeutic action on or within the body. It excludes esters, salts or other non-covalent derivatives (such as a complex, chelate etc.), but may include secondary modifications.	True	Paraffin wax	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Accidental poisoning caused by paraffin wax (disorder)	Causative agent (attribute)	True	Paraffin wax	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Product containing only lanolin alcohol and mineral oil and paraffin wax (medicinal product)	The clinically relevant part or whole of the substance that is intended to have a therapeutic action on or within the body. It excludes esters, salts or other non-covalent derivatives (such as a complex, chelate etc.), but may include secondary modifications.	True	Paraffin wax	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Product containing only paraffin wax (medicinal product)	The clinically relevant part or whole of the substance that is intended to have a therapeutic action on or within the body. It excludes esters, salts or other non-covalent derivatives (such as a complex, chelate etc.), but may include secondary modifications.	True	Paraffin wax	Inferred relationship	Some	1

This concept is not in any reference sets