385904005: Removal of ear wax (procedure)

SNOMED CT Concept\Procedure\...

\Procedure by site\Procedure on body region (procedure)\Procedure on head\Procedure on ear\Procedure on external ear\Removal of ear wax (procedure)
\Procedure by site\Procedure on organ\Procedure on ear\Procedure on external ear\Removal of ear wax (procedure)
\Procedure by site\Procedure on body system\Procedure on ear and related structures\Procedure on ear\Procedure on external ear\Removal of ear wax (procedure)

\Procedure by method\Removal\Removal of ear wax (procedure)

Status: current, Sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-Jan 2005. Module: SNOMED CT core

Descriptions:

Id Description Lang Type Status Case? Module

1460083017 Removal of ear wax (procedure) en Fully specified name Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core

1480096010 Removal of ear wax en Synonym (core metadata concept) Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core

1491355011 Ear wax removal en Synonym (core metadata concept) Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core

Expanded Value Set

Outbound Relationships	Type	Target	Active	Characteristic	Refinability	Group	Values
Removal of ear wax (procedure)	Is a	Removal	true	Inferred relationship	Some
Removal of ear wax (procedure)	Method	Removal - action	false	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Removal of ear wax (procedure)	Has focus	Wax in ear canal	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Removal of ear wax (procedure)	Is a	Procedure with a clinical finding focus	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Removal of ear wax (procedure)	Is a	Procedure on external ear	true	Inferred relationship	Some
Removal of ear wax (procedure)	Direct substance	Cerumen	false	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Removal of ear wax (procedure)	Procedure site - Indirect (attribute)	External auditory canal structure	false	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Removal of ear wax (procedure)	Procedure site - Indirect (attribute)	External auditory canal structure	true	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Removal of ear wax (procedure)	Direct substance	Cerumen	true	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Removal of ear wax (procedure)	Method	Removal - action	true	Inferred relationship	Some	1

Inbound Relationships	Type	Active	Source	Characteristic	Refinability	Group
Syringing ear to remove wax	Is a	True	Removal of ear wax (procedure)	Inferred relationship	Some
Ear wax removal education	Has focus	True	Removal of ear wax (procedure)	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Manual removal of wax from external auditory canal	Is a	True	Removal of ear wax (procedure)	Inferred relationship	Some
Ear wax removal assessment	Has focus	True	Removal of ear wax (procedure)	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Removal of wax from external auditory canal using microsuction (procedure)	Is a	True	Removal of ear wax (procedure)	Inferred relationship	Some

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