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General
Foundational healthcare data concepts and cross-domain terminology.
34,570 general terms
Chief ComplaintCC
Primary reason patient is seeking medical care, documented in patient's own words.
Chief Medical OfficerCMO
Child-Resistant ClosureCRC
Children's Health Insurance ProgramCHIP
Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cellCAR-T
Chinese Hamster OvaryCHO
ChlorideCl
Cholesterol ScreeningCholesterol
CholinergicCholinergic
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseCOPD
Class I RecallClass_I_Recall
Class II RecallClass_II_Recall
Class III RecallClass_III_Recall
CleanroomCleanroom
An environment used in manufacturing that has a low level of environmental pollutants such as dust and microbes.
Clinical Data RepositoryCDR
CDR - centralized database consolidating clinical data from multiple systems. Foundation for analytics and decision support.
Clinical Decision SupportCDS
Computer systems providing alerts and reminders to assist healthcare decisions.
Clinical Evaluation ReportCER
Clinical Note Textclin_note_txt
Unstructured or semi-structured text captured by clinicians during an encounter.
Clinical Quality MeasureCQM
CQM - standardized metric to assess healthcare quality, safety, and effectiveness.
Clinical Statusclin_sts_cd
The status of a diagnosis (e.g., Active, Relapse, Remission, Resolved).