SNOMED_CT

SNOMED CT Concept 240792005: Symmer's pipe-stem fibrosis

240792005 is a SNOMED CT concept used to represent Symmer's pipe-stem fibrosis 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 attributes8
Role groups2
Module900000000000207008
Parents2

Defining attributes

Associated morphologyEnlargement(morphologic abnormality)
Causative agentSchistosoma(organism)
Finding siteLiver structure(body structure)
Pathological processParasitic process(qualifier value)
Associated morphologyPipestem fibrosis(morphologic abnormality)
Causative agentSchistosoma(organism)
Finding siteEntire periportal tract(body structure)
Pathological processParasitic process(qualifier value)

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

Clay pipe-stem cirrhosisSymmer pipe-stem fibrosis

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code240792005
SystemSNOMED_CT
Display nameSymmer's pipe-stem fibrosis
DescriptionSymmer's pipe-stem fibrosis (disorder)

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceSNOMED CT
Version20260501T120000Z
Releasesnapshot

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