SNOMED_CT

SNOMED CT Concept 17608003: CHILD syndrome

17608003 is a SNOMED CT concept used to represent CHILD syndrome in structured clinical data. You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a disorder in the terminology hierarchy.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026

What is this code?

SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a disorder in the terminology hierarchy.

When is it used?

  • Used to represent a standardized clinical concept in health records, terminology services, and semantic mappings.
  • Often linked to diagnoses, findings, procedures, body structures, organisms, substances, or observable entities depending on the concept type.
  • Semantic tag: disorder

What it does not mean

  • A terminology concept label alone does not replace clinical interpretation, diagnosis context, or treatment advice.

Key facts

Semantic tagDisorder
Definition statusPrimitive
Definition patternSubclass
OWL axioms1
Defining attributes10
Role groups3
Module900000000000207008
Parents9

Defining attributes

Associated morphologyMorphologically abnormal structure(morphologic abnormality)
OccurrenceCongenital(qualifier value)
Finding siteSkin structure(body structure)
Pathological processPathological developmental process(qualifier value)
Associated morphologyMorphologically abnormal structure(morphologic abnormality)
OccurrenceCongenital(qualifier value)
Finding siteLimb structure(body structure)
Pathological processPathological developmental process(qualifier value)
Has interpretationAbnormal(qualifier value)
InterpretsKeratinization(observable entity)

Where you may see this code

You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows.

Common synonyms

Congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects syndromeCHILD (congenital hemidysplasia, ichthyosiform erythroderma, limb defects) syndrome

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code17608003
SystemSNOMED_CT
Display nameCHILD syndrome
DescriptionCongenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects syndrome (disorder)

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceSNOMED CT
Version20260501T120000Z
Releasesnapshot

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