Vocabulary for SpecimenTypeSnCT

 

Description

Assigned OID:         the SnomedCT OID, qv the link below

A type of specimen taken from a person for subsequent analysis, e.g. a blood sample a breast tissue biopsy, a cervical smear

 

Values:

Version:

01

Date:

25th June 2004

 

 Code

Description

Note

A code taken from  SNOMED CT

The code shall describe a kind of specimen taken from a person for subsequent analysis

A code from Snomed-CT (UK) may be accompanied by additional qualifying codes from the same coding system.