Status: current, Sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-Jan 2011. Module: SNOMED CT core
Descriptions:
| Outbound Relationships | Type | Target | Active | Characteristic | Refinability | Group | Values | 
| Aspiration of pharynx (procedure) | Is a | Procedure on pharynx | true | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| Aspiration of pharynx (procedure) | Is a | Aspiration | true | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| Aspiration of pharynx (procedure) | Procedure site - Indirect (attribute) | Pharyngeal structure (body structure) | false | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| Aspiration of pharynx (procedure) | Method | Aspiration - action | false | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| Aspiration of pharynx (procedure) | Method | Aspiration - action | true | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| Aspiration of pharynx (procedure) | Procedure site - Indirect (attribute) | Pharyngeal structure (body structure) | false | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| Aspiration of pharynx (procedure) | Procedure site | Pharyngeal structure (body structure) | true | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | 
| Inbound Relationships | Type | Active | Source | Characteristic | Refinability | Group | 
| Collection of nasal pharyngeal aspirate | Is a | False | Aspiration of pharynx (procedure) | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Nasopharyngeal suction | Is a | True | Aspiration of pharynx (procedure) | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Aspiration of diverticulum of pharynx | Is a | True | Aspiration of pharynx (procedure) | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Oropharyngeal suctioning | Is a | True | Aspiration of pharynx (procedure) | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Pharyngeal diverticular aspiration | Is a | True | Aspiration of pharynx (procedure) | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Specimen from pharynx obtained by aspiration (specimen) | Specimen procedure | False | Aspiration of pharynx (procedure) | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | 
| Specimen from pharynx obtained by aspiration (specimen) | Specimen procedure | True | Aspiration of pharynx (procedure) | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | 
This concept is not in any reference sets