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Abbreviation
Healthcare

observation description

obs_desc

Usage Notes

Clinical finding or measurement - Textual explanation

Global Definition

The textual explanation for a clinical finding or measurement. Used to identify observation description in healthcare data systems.

Sources

Healthcare Data Standards

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● application/json
{
  "abbreviation": "obs_desc",
  "fullTerm": "observation description",
  "domain": "healthcare",
  "metadata": {
    "hasDefinition": true,
    "type": "acronym"
  }
}