Status: current, Defined. Date: 31-Jan 2002. Module: SNOMED CT core
Descriptions:
| Id | Description | Lang | Type | Status | Case? | Module | 
| 184616011 | External ear closure | en | Synonym | Active | Case insensitive | SNOMED CT core | 
| 714395019 | External ear closure (procedure) | en | Fully specified name | Active | Case insensitive | SNOMED CT core | 
| Outbound Relationships | Type | Target | Active | Characteristic | Refinability | Group | Values | 
| External ear closure | Is a | Closure | true | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| External ear closure | Is a | Repair of auricle of ear | true | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| External ear closure | Method | Surgical repair - action | false | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| External ear closure | Procedure site - Direct | Pinna structure | false | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| External ear closure | Method | Closure - action | true | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| External ear closure | Procedure site - Direct | Pinna structure | true | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| External ear closure | Procedure site | Pinna structure | false | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| External ear closure | Method | Repair - action | false | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| External ear closure | Method | Closure - action | false | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | 
| Inbound Relationships | Type | Active | Source | Characteristic | Refinability | Group | 
| Suture of laceration of external ear (procedure) | Is a | False | External ear closure | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Suturing of pinna | Is a | True | External ear closure | Inferred relationship | Some | 
Reference Sets
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons MALT surgical procedure reference set
Procedure foundation reference set