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

Figure 26: Expressions meaning "red steel pedal bicycle" with "bicycle"recognized as primitive<br />

Rule 2: It is not possible to transform a post-coordinated expression into a fully pre-coordinated concept<br />

unless such a concept already exists in the released terminology.<br />

This second rule is perhaps self-evident but it is stated because, like the first rule, it alters the available<br />

representations. If the concept "red steel pedal bicycle" was not available in a pre-coordinated form, there<br />

are two distinct expressions that are as pre-coordinated as possible (i.e. "steel pedal bicycle" + "color " =<br />

"red" and "red pedal bicycle" + | made of | = | steel |). This is illustrated in Figure 27. In such cases there is<br />

no obvious reason to prefer one compared to the other.<br />

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

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