systematized nomenclature of medicine (SNOMED)
A nomenclature created by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) for use in pathology. SNOMED has gradually been extended to cover other domains of medicine. It contains over 150,000 items and includes coverage for numerous medical specialties. CAP is also developing SNOMED RT for reference terminology and SNOMED CT for combined terminology.
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- Industry/Domain: Technology
- Category: Information technology
- Company: Gartner
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