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360 | <strong>SNOMED</strong> CT <strong>Release</strong> <strong>Format</strong> 1 (<strong>RF1</strong>) <strong>Guide</strong> July 2012<br />

Refinability<br />

A field in the Relationships Table, which indicates whether it is permissible to refine the value of a Defining<br />

characteristic or qualifying characteristic to represent a more refined Concept.<br />

Note: Field name in <strong>SNOMED</strong> CT <strong>Release</strong> <strong>Format</strong> 1<br />

Relationship group<br />

Relationships, for a concept that are logically associated with each other. The RelationshipGroup field in the<br />

Relationships Table is used to group these rows together for a concept. For example, where a particular type<br />

of prosthesis is inserted a joint, the Defining characteristics describing the prosthesis type would be in one<br />

group whereas those describing the location or laterality of the joint would be in another group.<br />

Note: Field name in <strong>SNOMED</strong> CT (<strong>RF1</strong> and RF2)<br />

Relationship type<br />

The nature of a Relationship between two Concepts. Relationship Types are represented in <strong>SNOMED</strong> CT<br />

by Concept codes. In the Relationships Table, the RelationshipType field contains the ConceptId for the<br />

concept in <strong>SNOMED</strong> CT that forms the relationship between two other concepts (ConceptId1 and ConceptId2).<br />

For defining and qualifying relationships, the Relationship Type is an Attribute code. RelationshipType should<br />

not be confused with CharacteristicType.<br />

Note: Field name in <strong>SNOMED</strong> CT <strong>Release</strong> <strong>Format</strong> 1<br />

RelationshipId<br />

A <strong>SNOMED</strong> CT Identifier that uniquely identifies a Relationship. RelationshipId is the key of the Relationships<br />

Table. Each row in the Relationships Table represents a relationship triplet (ConceptId1 RelationshipType -<br />

ConceptId2).<br />

Note: Field name in <strong>SNOMED</strong> CT <strong>Release</strong> <strong>Format</strong> 1<br />

Relationships table<br />

A data table consisting of rows, each of which represents a Relationship.<br />

Note: Component Table name in <strong>SNOMED</strong> CT <strong>Release</strong> <strong>Format</strong> 1<br />

Retired concept<br />

A Concept that has been made inactive with no reason specified. Concepts that are no longer current should<br />

be called "non-current" or "inactive" rather than " retired." (See Inactive Concept.)<br />

Note: Component status value<br />

SCTID<br />

A unique integer Identifier applied to each <strong>SNOMED</strong> CT component (Concept, Description, Relationship,<br />

Subset, etc.). The SCTID can include an item Identifier, namespace identifier, a check-digit and a partition<br />

identifier. It does not always include a namespace identifier.<br />

Note: Datatype name.<br />

<strong>SNOMED</strong>ID<br />

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

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