Table 2 Examples of leaf concepts from various terminology systems mapping to SNOMED CT concepts that have multiple descendants.
From: Quantitative analysis of the comprehensiveness and granularity of biomedical terminology systems
Source concept (leaf) | Mapped SCT concept by UMLS | CUI | Number of descendant SCT concepts |
|---|---|---|---|
LOINC: Bone Marrow Transplant | Transplantation of bone marrow | C0005961 | 13 |
ICD-10-CM: Plague, unspecified | Plague | C0032064 | 9 |
GO: mitochondrial crista | Mitochondrial cristae | C0230844 | 12 |
CPT: Hysterorrhaphy, repair of ruptured uterus (nonobstetrical) | Suture of uterus | C0020708 | 10 |
