41508009: Cerumen (substance)

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

Status: current, Not sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status. Date: 31-Jan 2002. Module: SNOMED CT core module

Descriptions:

Id Description Lang Type Status Case? Module

69242012 Cerumen en Synonym Active Entire term case insensitive SNOMED CT core module

493009019 Earwax en Synonym Active Entire term case insensitive SNOMED CT core module

778304018 Cerumen (substance) en Fully specified name Active Entire term case insensitive SNOMED CT core module

Expanded Value Set

Outbound Relationships	Type	Target	Active	Characteristic	Refinability	Group	Values
Cerumen	Is a	Body secretion	true	Inferred relationship	Existential restriction modifier
Cerumen	Part of	Structure of ceruminous gland	false	Inferred relationship	Existential restriction modifier

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

This concept is not in any reference sets