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SNOMED CT® Release Format 1 (RF1) Guide - ihtsdo

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• A Context Concept Subset only refers to Concepts. However, it also affects the availability of Descriptions.<br />

A Description associated with a Concept that is not used in a particular context is not accessible.<br />

A <strong>SNOMED</strong> CT enabled application should be able to recognize usage categories that are relevant to it and<br />

should apply the appropriate Context Concept Subsets to:<br />

• Restrict access to Concepts (and associated Descriptions) so that only those referred to by the Context<br />

Concept Subsets are accessible.<br />

4.4.3.5.3. Languages and Dialects<br />

<strong>SNOMED</strong> CT is designed as a multilingual terminology.<br />

The Subset mechanism enables <strong>SNOMED</strong> CT to support different Languages and Dialects in the following<br />

way:<br />

• There is a Language Subset for each supported Language and Dialect.<br />

• The LanguageCode identifies the Language or Dialect.<br />

• A Language Subset refers to all the Descriptions that contain Terms expressed in that Language or Dialect.<br />

• Each member of a Language Subset has a MemberStatus. This indicates the use of the Description in<br />

relation to its associated Concept. In each Language or Dialect, a Description may represent a:<br />

• Preferred Term<br />

• Synonym<br />

• Language -specific Fully Specified Name<br />

A <strong>SNOMED</strong> CT enabled application should be able to:<br />

• Allow a selection of a particular Language Subset as a configuration option;<br />

• Restrict access to Descriptions so that only those referred to by a selected Language Subset are accessible;<br />

• Treat the Preferred Terms and language -specific Fully Specified Name referred to by a selected Language<br />

Subset in a manner appropriate to their specified usage.<br />

Some applications may also support multiple Languages or Dialects allowing selection of combinations of<br />

Language Subset.<br />

4.4.3.5.4. Managing duplicate terms<br />

A Fully Specified Name in a given Language or Dialect is uniquely associated with one and only one Active<br />

Concept. However, this requirement does not apply to other Terms (i.e. Preferred Terms and Synonyms).<br />

<strong>SNOMED</strong> CT permits the same Term to occur in more than one Active Descriptions each associated a<br />

different Active Concept.This enables Preferred Terms and Synonyms to be phrased in the natural languages<br />

of clinicians without discriminating between those in different disciplines or specialties who use the same<br />

words or phrases to mean different things.<br />

Example:<br />

• "Liver" - may refer to a foodstuff (dietitian ) or to a body organ (surgeon);<br />

• "Fundus" - may refer to part of the eye, stomach or uterus depending on specialty and context;<br />

• "Aspiration of stomach content" - may refer to a procedure (following poisoning) or a complication of<br />

anesthesia or childbirth;<br />

• "Hypertension" - may refer to a finding (raised blood pressure) or to a recognized diagnosis with<br />

particular diagnostic criteria.<br />

Similarly the same words or phrases may be used to refer to the Concept with different levels of precision.<br />

Example:<br />

Terminology services <strong>Guide</strong> (<strong>RF1</strong>) | 337<br />

| Arm | - may refer to the entire arm (as in "amputation of arm") or to part of the arm (as in "injury to the<br />

arm").<br />

© 2002-2012 International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation CVR #: 30363434

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