Topographical code

In medicine, "topographical codes" (or "topography codes") are codes that indicate a specific location in the body.[1]

Examples

Only the first of these is a system dedicated only to topography. The others are more generalized systems that contain topographic axes.

  • Nomina Anatomica (updated to Terminologia Anatomica)
  • ICD-O
  • SNOMED
  • MeSH (the 'A' axis)

See also

  • Medical classification

References

  1. ^ Thompson, Edward Theodore; Hayden, Adaline C. (1956). Anatomy for the Medical Record Librarian. Physicians' Record Company. Retrieved 16 May 2023.


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