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 |
| 131204012 | Needle | en | Synonym (core metadata concept) | Active | Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) | SNOMED CT core |
| 820077015 | Needle, device (physical object) | en | Fully specified name | Active | Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) | SNOMED CT core |
| 2671819013 | Needle, device | en | Synonym (core metadata concept) | Active | Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) | SNOMED CT core |
| Outbound Relationships | Type | Target | Active | Characteristic | Refinability | Group | Values |
| Needle | Is a | Instrument | false | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| Needle | Is a | Sharp instrument, device (physical object) | true | Inferred relationship | Some |
| Inbound Relationships | Type | Active | Source | Characteristic | Refinability | Group |
| Ultrasound guided needle localization of chest | Direct device | True | Needle | Inferred relationship | Some | 2 |
| Needle localization using ultrasound guidance and mammography (procedure) | Using device (attribute) | True | Needle | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 |
| Ultrasound guided needle localization of abdomen | Using device (attribute) | True | Needle | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 |
| Needle stick injury of left hand | Causative agent | True | Needle | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 |
| Needle stick injury of right hand | Causative agent | True | Needle | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 |
This concept is not in any reference sets