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4.3.2.369 4.3.2.346 CodeSystem http://hl7.org/fhir/substance-optical-activity

  Maturity Level : 1
Responsible Owner: Biomedical Research and Regulation icon Work Group Trial Use Use Context : Country: World
Official URL : http://hl7.org/fhir/substance-optical-activity Version : 5.0.0 6.0.0-ballot3
active as of 2021-01-05 2021-01-04 Computable Name : SubstanceOpticalActivity
Flags : CaseSensitive, Complete. All codes ValueSet: Optical Activity OID : 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.2096

This "This Code system is used in the following FHIR core-defined or referenced value sets:


The optical rotation type of a substance.

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem substance-optical-activity

Last updated: 2025-11-11T02:17:08.817+11:00

This case-sensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/substance-optical-activity defines the following codes:

Code Display Copy
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See the full registry of code systems defined as part of FHIR.


Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. See Code System for further information.
Source The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding ). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code