172629000: Clearance of external auditory canal (procedure)

SNOMED CT Concept\Procedure\...

\Procedure by site\Procedure on body region (procedure)\Procedure on head AND/OR neck\Procedure on head\Procedure on ear\Procedure on external ear\Clearance of external auditory canal
\Procedure by site\Procedure on organ\Procedure on ear\Procedure on external ear\Clearance of external auditory canal
\Procedure by site\Procedure on body system\Procedure on ear and related structures\Procedure on ear\Procedure on external ear\Clearance of external auditory canal

\Procedure by method\Removal\Clearance of external auditory canal

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

267245019 Clearance of external auditory canal en Synonym (core metadata concept) Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core

554843018 Clearance of external auditory canal (procedure) en Fully specified name Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core

3395585012 Dégagement du méat accoustique externe fr Synonym (core metadata concept) Active Entire term case sensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT Switzerland NRC maintained Module

225651000077117 dégagement du méat accoustique externe fr Synonym (core metadata concept) Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT Switzerland NRC maintained Module

Expanded Value Set

Outbound Relationships	Type	Target	Active	Characteristic	Refinability	Group	Values
Clearance of external auditory canal	Is a	External auditory canal operation (procedure)	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Clearance of external auditory canal	Method	Surgical action	false	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Clearance of external auditory canal	Procedure site	External auditory canal structure	false	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Clearance of external auditory canal	Is a	Removal	true	Inferred relationship	Some
Clearance of external auditory canal	Is a	Procedure on external ear	true	Inferred relationship	Some
Clearance of external auditory canal	Procedure site - Indirect (attribute)	External auditory canal structure	false	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Clearance of external auditory canal	Method	Removal - action	false	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Clearance of external auditory canal	Procedure site - Indirect (attribute)	External auditory canal structure	true	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Clearance of external auditory canal	Method	Removal - action	true	Inferred relationship	Some	1

Inbound Relationships	Type	Active	Source	Characteristic	Refinability	Group
Manual removal of wax from external auditory canal	Is a	True	Clearance of external auditory canal	Inferred relationship	Some
Suction clearance of external auditory canal	Is a	True	Clearance of external auditory canal	Inferred relationship	Some
Irrigation of ear	Is a	False	Clearance of external auditory canal	Inferred relationship	Some
Removal of foreign body from external auditory canal	Is a	True	Clearance of external auditory canal	Inferred relationship	Some
Other specified clearance of external auditory canal	Is a	False	Clearance of external auditory canal	Inferred relationship	Some
Clearance of external auditory canal NOS	Is a	False	Clearance of external auditory canal	Inferred relationship	Some

This concept is not in any reference sets