Status: current, Sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-Jul 2009. Module: SNOMED CT core
Descriptions:
| Outbound Relationships | Type | Target | Active | Characteristic | Refinability | Group | Values |
| Diagnostic puncture and aspiration (procedure) | Is a | Operations by method | false | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| Diagnostic puncture and aspiration (procedure) | Method | Surgical action | false | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| Diagnostic puncture and aspiration (procedure) | Is a | Centesis | true | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| Diagnostic puncture and aspiration (procedure) | Method | centes, aktivitet | false | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| Diagnostic puncture and aspiration (procedure) | Is a | Diagnostic procedure | true | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| Diagnostic puncture and aspiration (procedure) | Method | Aspiration - action | true | Inferred relationship | Some | 2 | |
| Diagnostic puncture and aspiration (procedure) | Method | Puncture - action | true | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
| Diagnostic puncture and aspiration (procedure) | Has intent | Diagnostic intent (qualifier value) | true | Inferred relationship | Some | 3 |
| Inbound Relationships | Type | Active | Source | Characteristic | Refinability | Group |
| Aspiration - diagnostic (procedure) | Is a | False | Diagnostic puncture and aspiration (procedure) | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Diagnostic/aspiration puncture NOS | Is a | False | Diagnostic puncture and aspiration (procedure) | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Paracentesis of anterior chamber of eye with diagnostic aspiration of aqueous | Is a | True | Diagnostic puncture and aspiration (procedure) | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Diagnostic pleurocentesis | Is a | True | Diagnostic puncture and aspiration (procedure) | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Diagnostic amniocentesis (procedure) | Is a | True | Diagnostic puncture and aspiration (procedure) | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Diagnostic puncture of cisterna magna | Is a | True | Diagnostic puncture and aspiration (procedure) | Inferred relationship | Some | |
| Diagnostic pericardiocentesis | Is a | True | Diagnostic puncture and aspiration (procedure) | Inferred relationship | Some |
This concept is not in any reference sets