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operation description

op_desc
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The textual explanation for a surgical intervention. Used to display and describe the operation in a human-readable format. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for operation management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

op_desc

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  claim_id VARCHAR(50),
  op_desc VARCHAR(100),  -- operation description
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT 
  claim_id,
  op_desc as operation_description
FROM claims;

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