Status: current, Sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-Jan 2002. Module: SNOMED CT core
Descriptions:
| Inbound Relationships | Type | Active | Source | Characteristic | Refinability | Group |
| Xiphoidectomy | Is a | False | Partial excision of sternum (procedure) | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Radical resection of sternum for osteomyelitis | Is a | False | Partial excision of sternum (procedure) | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Xiphoidectomy | Is a | True | Partial excision of sternum (procedure) | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Excision of manubrium (procedure) | Is a | True | Partial excision of sternum (procedure) | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Sternal trephine | Is a | True | Partial excision of sternum (procedure) | Inferred relationship | Some |
This concept is not in any reference sets