SNOMED

SNOMED

(snō'med),

Acronym for Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine.

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SNOMED

Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine & Veterinary Health informatics A computerized electronic vocabulary system for medical databases, which may become the standard vocabulary for speech recognition systems and computer-based Pt records; it is the vocabulary of choice for reporting terminology. Cf HL7, LOINC, Read classification system, Read codes.

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