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This value set (http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-SpecimenType) is defined as part of HL7 v3.
Summary
| Defining URL: | http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-SpecimenType | 
| Name: | v3 Code System SpecimenType | 
| Definition: | MISSING DEFINITIONS | 
| OID: | (for OID based terminology systems) | 
| Source Resource | XML / JSON | 
This value set is used in the following places:
This value set includes codes from the following code systems:
http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/SpecimenType
This expansion generated 20 Dec 2017
This value set contains 123 concepts
Expansion based on http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/SpecimenType version 2017-07-31
All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/SpecimenType
| Lvl | Code | Display | Definition | 
| 0 | _SpecimenEntityType | SpecimenEntityType | SpecimenEntityType | 
| 1 | ABS | Abcess | Abcess | 
| 1 | AMN | Amniotic fluid | Amniotic fluid | 
| 1 | ASP | Aspirate | Aspirate | 
| 1 | BBL | Blood bag | Blood bag | 
| 1 | BDY | Whole body | Whole body | 
| 1 | BIFL | Bile fluid | Bile fluid | 
| 1 | BLD | Whole blood | Whole blood | 
| 1 | BLDA | Blood arterial | Blood arterial | 
| 1 | BLDC | Blood capillary | Blood capillary | 
| 1 | BLDCO | Blood - cord | Blood - cord | 
| 1 | BLDV | Blood venous | Blood venous | 
| 1 | BON | Bone | Bone | 
| 1 | BPH | Basophils | Basophils | 
| 1 | BPU | Blood product unit | Blood product unit | 
| 1 | BRN | Burn | Burn | 
| 1 | BRO | Bronchial | Bronchial | 
| 1 | BRTH | Exhaled gas (=breath) | Exhaled gas (=breath) | 
| 1 | CALC | Calculus (=Stone) | Calculus (=Stone) | 
| 1 | CDM | Cardiac muscle | Cardiac muscle | 
| 1 | CNJT | Conjunctiva | Conjunctiva | 
| 1 | CNL | Cannula | Cannula | 
| 1 | COL | Colostrum | Colostrum | 
| 1 | CRN | Cornea | Cornea | 
| 1 | CSF | Cerebral spinal fluid | Cerebral spinal fluid | 
| 1 | CTP | Catheter tip | Catheter tip | 
| 1 | CUR | Curettage | Curettage | 
| 1 | CVM | Cervical mucus | Cervical mucus | 
| 1 | CVX | Cervix | Cervix | 
| 1 | CYST | Cyst | Cyst | 
| 1 | DIAF | Dialysis fluid | Dialysis fluid | 
| 1 | DOSE | Dose med or substance | Dose med or substance | 
| 1 | DRN | Drain | Drain | 
| 1 | DUFL | Duodenal fluid | Duodenal fluid | 
| 1 | EAR | Ear | Ear | 
| 1 | EARW | Ear wax (cerumen) | Ear wax (cerumen) | 
| 1 | ELT | Electrode | Electrode | 
| 1 | ENDC | Endocardium | Endocardium | 
| 1 | ENDM | Endometrium | Endometrium | 
| 1 | EOS | Eosinophils | Eosinophils | 
| 1 | EYE | Eye | Eye | 
| 1 | FIB | Fibroblasts | Fibroblasts | 
| 1 | FIST | Fistula | Fistula | 
| 1 | FLT | Filter | Filter | 
| 1 | FLU | Body fluid, unsp | Body fluid, unsp | 
| 1 | FOOD | Food sample | Food sample | 
| 1 | GAS | Gas | Gas | 
| 1 | GAST | Gastric fluid/contents | Gastric fluid/contents | 
| 1 | GEN | Genital | Genital | 
| 1 | GENC | Genital cervix | Genital cervix | 
| 1 | GENF | Genital fluid | Genital fluid | 
| 1 | GENL | Genital lochia | Genital lochia | 
| 1 | GENV | Genital vaginal | Genital vaginal | 
| 1 | HAR | Hair | Hair | 
| 1 | IHG | Inhaled Gas | Inhaled Gas | 
| 1 | ISLT | Isolate | Isolate | 
| 1 | IT | Intubation tube | Intubation tube | 
| 1 | LAM | Lamella | Lamella | 
| 1 | LIQ | Liquid NOS | Liquid NOS | 
| 1 | LN | Line | Line | 
| 1 | LNA | Line arterial | Line arterial | 
| 1 | LNV | Line venous | Line venous | 
| 1 | LYM | Lymphocytes | Lymphocytes | 
| 1 | MAC | Macrophages | Macrophages | 
| 1 | MAR | Marrow (bone) | Marrow (bone) | 
| 1 | MBLD | Menstrual blood | Menstrual blood | 
| 1 | MEC | Meconium | Meconium | 
| 1 | MILK | Breast milk | Breast milk | 
| 1 | MLK | Milk | Milk | 
| 1 | NAIL | Nail | Nail | 
| 1 | NOS | Nose (nasal passage) | Nose (nasal passage) | 
| 1 | PAFL | Pancreatic fluid | Pancreatic fluid | 
| 1 | PAT | Patient | Patient | 
| 1 | PLAS | Plasma | Plasma | 
| 1 | PLB | Plasma bag | Plasma bag | 
| 1 | PLC | Placenta | Placenta | 
| 1 | PLR | Pleural fluid (thoracentesis fld) | Pleural fluid (thoracentesis fld) | 
| 1 | PMN | Polymorphonuclear neutrophils | Polymorphonuclear neutrophils | 
| 1 | PPP | Platelet poor plasma | Platelet poor plasma | 
| 1 | PRP | Platelet rich plasma | Platelet rich plasma | 
| 1 | PRT | Peritoneal fluid /ascites | Peritoneal fluid /ascites | 
| 1 | PUS | Pus | Pus | 
| 1 | RBC | Erythrocytes | Erythrocytes | 
| 1 | SAL | Saliva | Saliva | 
| 1 | SER | Serum | Serum | 
| 1 | SKM | Skeletal muscle | Skeletal muscle | 
| 1 | SKN | Skin | Skin | 
| 1 | SMN | Seminal fluid | Seminal fluid | 
| 1 | SMPLS | Seminal plasma | Seminal plasma | 
| 1 | SNV | Synovial fluid (Joint fluid) | Synovial fluid (Joint fluid) | 
| 1 | SPRM | Spermatozoa | Spermatozoa | 
| 1 | SPT | Sputum | Sputum | 
| 1 | SPTC | Sputum - coughed | Sputum - coughed | 
| 1 | SPTT | Sputum - tracheal aspirate | Sputum - tracheal aspirate | 
| 1 | STL | Stool = Fecal | Stool = Fecal | 
| 1 | SWT | Sweat | Sweat | 
| 1 | TEAR | Tears | Tears | 
| 1 | THRB | Thrombocyte (platelet) | Thrombocyte (platelet) | 
| 1 | THRT | Throat | Throat | 
| 1 | TISG | Tissue gall bladder | Tissue gall bladder | 
| 1 | TISPL | Tissue placenta | Tissue placenta | 
| 1 | TISS | Tissue, unspecified | Tissue, unspecified | 
| 1 | TISU | Tissue ulcer | Tissue ulcer | 
| 1 | TLGI | Tissue large intestine | Tissue large intestine | 
| 1 | TLNG | Tissue lung | Tissue lung | 
| 1 | TSMI | Tissue small intestine Tissue ulcer | Tissue small intestine Tissue ulcer | 
| 1 | TUB | Tube, unspecified | Tube, unspecified | 
| 1 | ULC | Ulcer | Ulcer | 
| 1 | UMB | Umbilical blood | Umbilical blood | 
| 1 | UMED | Unknown medicine | Unknown medicine | 
| 1 | UR | Urine | Urine | 
| 1 | URC | Urine clean catch | Urine clean catch | 
| 1 | URNS | Urine sediment | Urine sediment | 
| 1 | URT | Urine catheter | Urine catheter | 
| 1 | URTH | Urethra | Urethra | 
| 1 | USUB | Unknown substance | Unknown substance | 
| 1 | VOM | Vomitus | Vomitus | 
| 1 | WAT | Water | Water | 
| 1 | WBC | Leukocytes | Leukocytes | 
| 1 | WICK | Wick | Wick | 
| 1 | WND | Wound | Wound | 
| 1 | WNDA | Wound abscess | Wound abscess | 
| 1 | WNDD | Wound drainage | Wound drainage | 
| 1 | WNDE | Wound exudate | Wound exudate |