Status: current, Not sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-Jan 2002. Module: SNOMED CT core
Descriptions:
| Id | Description | Lang | Type | Status | Case? | Module | 
| 414639013 | Sputum appearance | en | Synonym (core metadata concept) | Active | Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) | SNOMED CT core | 
| 670992017 | Sputum appearance (observable entity) | en | Fully specified name | Active | Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) | SNOMED CT core | 
| 1225563014 | Appearance of sputum | en | Synonym (core metadata concept) | Active | Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) | SNOMED CT core | 
| 136691000077119 | aspect de l'expectoration | fr | Synonym (core metadata concept) | Active | Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) | SNOMED CT Switzerland NRC maintained Module | 
| Outbound Relationships | Type | Target | Active | Characteristic | Refinability | Group | Values | 
| Sputum appearance | Is a | Sputum observable | true | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| Sputum appearance | Has specimen | Body substance specimen | false | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| Sputum appearance | Has specimen | Sputum specimen | false | Inferred relationship | Some | 
| Inbound Relationships | Type | Active | Source | Characteristic | Refinability | Group | 
| Consistency of sputum | Is a | True | Sputum appearance | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Color of sputum | Is a | True | Sputum appearance | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Sputum appearance - finding | Interprets | True | Sputum appearance | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | 
| Sputum appears normal | Interprets | False | Sputum appearance | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | 
| Sputum appears normal | Interprets | True | Sputum appearance | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | 
| On examination blood in sputum | Interprets | False | Sputum appearance | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | 
| Blood streaked sputum | Interprets | True | Sputum appearance | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | 
| Mucopurulent sputum | Interprets | True | Sputum appearance | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | 
| Purulent sputum | Interprets | True | Sputum appearance | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | 
| Bloodstained sputum | Interprets | True | Sputum appearance | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | 
| Frank blood in sputum | Interprets | True | Sputum appearance | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | 
This concept is not in any reference sets