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NAME | LEXICON UTILITY |
PREFIX | LEX |
DEVELOPMENT ISC | SLC IRM FLD OFFICE |
CLASS | National |
CURRENT VERSION | 2.0 |
ADDITIONAL PREFIXES |
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SHORT DESCRIPTION | Medical and Biomedical Terminology System. |
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DESCRIPTION | The Lexicon contains medical and biomedical major concepts. Each major and computer systems. concept can be expressed in numerous forms (major concepts, and synonyms or lexical variants to the major concepts). These expressions are updated using VA terminology sources. These sources include the various disciplines not well represented to date (i.e., Social Work, Nursing, etc.) and the Lexicon itself through the capturing of terms not found within the file. Updates to the Lexicon will be simultaneously sent to all sites, providing them with the ability to communicate medical concepts across disciplines |