Systematized
Nomenclature of Medicine –
Clinical Terms (SNOMED
CT): SNOMED CT is a systematically organized computer
processable collection of medical terms providing codes, terms,
synonyms and definitions used in clinical documentation and
reporting. It is considered to be the most comprehensive,
multilingual clinical healthcare terminology in the world. A
resource with comprehensive, scientifically validated clinical
content, enables consistent representation of clinical content in
electronic health records. SNOMED CT is maintained and
distributed by SNOMED International. SNOMED International is
the trading name of the International Health Terminology
Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO)