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In medicine, "topographical codes" (or "topography codes") are codes that indicate a specific location in the body.

Examples

Only the first of these is a system dedicated only to topography. The others are more generalized systems that contain topographic axes.

• Nomina Anatomica (updated to Terminologia Anatomica)
• ICD-O
• SNOMED
• MeSH (the 'A' axis)

See also

• Medical classification

References

1. Thompson, Edward Theodore; Hayden, Adaline C. (1956). Anatomy for the Medical Record Librarian. Physicians' Record Company. Retrieved 16 May 2023.

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