6.2.1.6. Body structure

| Body structure | concepts include normal as well as abnormal anatomical structures. Normal anatomical structures can be used to specify the body site involved by a disease or procedure.

Examples of Body structure concepts:

| Mitral valve structure (body structure) |;
| Uterine structure (body structure) |.

Morphologic alterations from normal body structures are represented in the sub-hierarchy | Body structure, altered from its original anatomical structure (morphologic abnormality) |.

Examples of Body Structure, altered from its original anatomical structure concepts:

| Adenosarcoma (morphologic abnormality) |;
| Polyp (morphologic abnormality) |.

Note: See also Attributes used to define Body structure concepts.

Related Information

1. Preface
2. Overview of the guide
3. SNOMED CT implementation
4. Structure and Content Guide
5. Release File Specifications
6. Concept Model Guide
7. Terminology Services Guide
8. Record Services Guide
9. Change Management Guide
10. Extension Services Guide
12. References
6.2.1.1. Summary of Top Level Hierarchies
6.2.1.2. Clinical finding
6.2.1.3. Procedure
6.2.1.4. Situation with explicit context
6.2.1.5. Observable entity
6.2.1.7. Organism
6.2.1.8. Substance
6.2.1.9. Pharmaceutical/biologic product
6.2.1.10. Specimen
6.2.1.11. Physical object
6.2.1.12. Physical force
6.2.1.13. Event
6.2.1.14. Environments and geographic locations
6.2.1.15. Social context
6.2.1.16. Staging and scales
6.2.1.17. Qualifier value
6.2.1.18. Special concept
6.2.1.19. Record artifact
6.2.1.20. Core metadata concept
6.2.1.21. Foundation metadata concept
6.2.1.22. Linkage concept

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