SNOMED_DESCRIPTION {Rdiagnosislist}

Sample description table from SNOMED CT dictionary

Description

A sample of the SNOMED CT description table. Each concept may has a fully specified name and may have any number of synonyms.

Usage

data(DESCRIPTION)

Format

An object of class "data.table"

Details

• id integer64: description ID

• moduleId integer64: class of SNOMED CT concept (whether it is used for recording information or is a metadata concept)

• conceptId integer64: SNOMED CT concept ID

• languageCode character: 'en' = English

• typeId integer64: 900000000000013009 = Synonym, 900000000000003001 = Fully Specified Name

• term character: term description

• caseSignificanceId integer64: 900000000000020002 = Initial character case sensitive, 900000000000017005 = Whole term case sensitive, 900000000000448009 = Whole term case insensitive

• effectiveTime IDate: when the concept became active

• active logical: whether this concept is currently active

Examples

# Show properties of the DESCRIPTION table
data('DESCRIPTION')
str(DESCRIPTION)