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material expiration date
matl_exp_dtgeneral
Updated 3/30/2026
Definition
The validity end date for a medical supply substance. Used to track temporal information related to material expiration date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for material management and reporting.
Standard Abbreviation
matl_exp_dt
Category
general
Database Usage
-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
claim_id VARCHAR(50),
matl_exp_dt VARCHAR(100), -- material expiration date
...
);
-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
claim_id,
matl_exp_dt as material_expiration_date
FROM claims;Looking for more healthcare terms?
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