41508009: Cerumen (substance)

SNOMED CT Concept\Substance\Body substance\Body secretion\Cerumen

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

69242012 Cerumen en Synonym (core metadata concept) Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core
493008010 Wax en Synonym (core metadata concept) Inactive Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core
493009019 Earwax en Synonym (core metadata concept) Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core
778304018 Cerumen (substance) en Fully specified name Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core
176431000077119 cérumen fr Synonym (core metadata concept) Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT Switzerland NRC maintained Module

Expanded Value Set

Outbound Relationships	Type	Target	Active	Characteristic	Refinability	Group	Values
Cerumen	Is a	Body secretion	true	Inferred relationship	Some
Cerumen	partie de	Structure of ceruminous gland	false	Inferred relationship	Some

Inbound Relationships	Type	Active	Source	Characteristic	Refinability	Group
Manual removal of wax from external auditory canal	Direct substance	False	Cerumen	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Excessive cerumen in ear canal	Finding site	False	Cerumen	Inferred relationship	Some
Impacted cerumen	Finding site	False	Cerumen	Inferred relationship	Some
Cerumen specimen	Specimen substance (attribute)	True	Cerumen	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Syringing ear to remove wax	Direct substance	False	Cerumen	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Removal of ear wax (procedure)	Direct substance	False	Cerumen	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Syringing ear to remove wax	Direct substance	True	Cerumen	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Removal of ear wax (procedure)	Direct substance	True	Cerumen	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Cerumen specimen	Specimen substance (attribute)	False	Cerumen	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Manual removal of wax from external auditory canal	Direct substance	True	Cerumen	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Removal of wax from external auditory canal using microsuction (procedure)	Direct substance	False	Cerumen	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Removal of wax from external auditory canal using microsuction (procedure)	Direct substance	True	Cerumen	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Impacted cerumen	Causative agent	True	Cerumen	Inferred relationship	Some	1

This concept is not in any reference sets