HL7 Terminology
1.0.0 - Publication

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ConceptGenerality

Summary

Defining URL:http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ConceptGenerality
Version:2.0.0
Name:ConceptGenerality
Title:ConceptGenerality
Status:retired
Content:All the concepts defined by the code system are included in the code system resource
Definition:

Indicates whether the concept that is the target should be interpreted as itself, or whether it should be expanded to include its child concepts, or both when it is included in the source domain/valueset.

Deprecation Comment: Deprecated as per 11/2008 Harmonization cleanup; internal and obsolete HL7 usage, no longer used.

Publisher:Health Level 7
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.5.24 (for OID based terminology systems)
Content Mode:Complete
Source Resource:XML / JSON / Turtle

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

This CodeSystem is not used here; it may be used elsewhere

ConceptGenerality

Indicates whether the concept that is the target should be interpreted as itself, or whether it should be expanded to include its child concepts, or both when it is included in the source domain/valueset.

Deprecation Comment: Deprecated as per 11/2008 Harmonization cleanup; internal and obsolete HL7 usage, no longer used.

Properties

CodeURLDescriptionType
SpecializesThe child code is a more narrow version of the concept represented by the parent code. I.e. Every child concept is also a valid parent concept. Used to allow determination of subsumption. Must be transitive, irreflexive, antisymmetric.Coding
GeneralizesInverse of Specializes. Only included as a derived relationship.Coding
internalIdhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v3-internal-idThe internal identifier for the concept in the HL7 Access database repository.code
statushttp://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#statusDesignation of a concept's state. Normally is not populated unless the state is retired.code

This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ConceptGenerality defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitioninternalIdstatus
A AbstractInclude only the descendents of this concept in the domain or value set, not the concept itself.11034active
L LeafInclude only the concept itself in the domain or value set. Do not include descendents of the concept.11036active
S SpecializableInclude both the concept and its descendents as possible values in the domain or value set.11035active

History

DateActionAuthorCustodianComment
2020-05-06reviseTed KleinVocabulary WGMigrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.