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  <id value="v3-SpecimenType"/>
  <meta>
    <lastUpdated value="2016-03-23T00:00:00.000+11:00"/>
    <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-shareable-definition"/>
  </meta>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p>Release Date: 2016-03-23</p>

      <table class="grid">
 
        <tr>
          <td>
            <b>Level</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Code</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Display</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Definition</b>
          </td>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>1</td>
          <td>
            <span style="color: grey">
              <i>(_SpecimenEntityType)</i>
            </span> 
            <b>
              <i>Abstract</i>
            </b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <a name="_SpecimenEntityType">Â </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â ABS
            <a name="ABS"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Abcess</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â AMN
            <a name="AMN"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Amniotic fluid</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â ASP
            <a name="ASP"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Aspirate</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â BBL
            <a name="BBL"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Blood bag</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â BDY
            <a name="BDY"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Whole body</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â BIFL
            <a name="BIFL"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Bile fluid</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â BLD
            <a name="BLD"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Whole blood</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â BLDA
            <a name="BLDA"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Blood arterial</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â BLDC
            <a name="BLDC"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Blood capillary</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â BLDCO
            <a name="BLDCO"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Blood - cord</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â BLDV
            <a name="BLDV"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Blood venous</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â BON
            <a name="BON"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Bone</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â BPH
            <a name="BPH"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Basophils</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â BPU
            <a name="BPU"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Blood product unit</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â BRN
            <a name="BRN"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Burn</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â BRO
            <a name="BRO"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Bronchial</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â BRTH
            <a name="BRTH"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Exhaled gas (=breath)</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â CALC
            <a name="CALC"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Calculus (=Stone)</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â CDM
            <a name="CDM"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Cardiac muscle</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â CNJT
            <a name="CNJT"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Conjunctiva</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â CNL
            <a name="CNL"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Cannula</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â COL
            <a name="COL"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Colostrum</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â CRN
            <a name="CRN"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Cornea</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â CSF
            <a name="CSF"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Cerebral spinal fluid</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â CTP
            <a name="CTP"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Catheter tip</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â CUR
            <a name="CUR"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Curettage</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â CVM
            <a name="CVM"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Cervical mucus</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â CVX
            <a name="CVX"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Cervix</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â CYST
            <a name="CYST"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Cyst</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â DIAF
            <a name="DIAF"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Dialysis fluid</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â DOSE
            <a name="DOSE"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Dose med or substance</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â DRN
            <a name="DRN"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Drain</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â DUFL
            <a name="DUFL"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Duodenal fluid</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â EAR
            <a name="EAR"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Ear</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â EARW
            <a name="EARW"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Ear wax (cerumen)</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â ELT
            <a name="ELT"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Electrode</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â ENDC
            <a name="ENDC"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Endocardium</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â ENDM
            <a name="ENDM"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Endometrium</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â EOS
            <a name="EOS"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Eosinophils</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â EYE
            <a name="EYE"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Eye</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â FIB
            <a name="FIB"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Fibroblasts</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â FIST
            <a name="FIST"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Fistula</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â FLT
            <a name="FLT"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Filter</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â FLU
            <a name="FLU"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Body fluid, unsp</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â FOOD
            <a name="FOOD"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Food sample</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â GAS
            <a name="GAS"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Gas</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â GAST
            <a name="GAST"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Gastric fluid/contents</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â GEN
            <a name="GEN"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Genital</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â GENC
            <a name="GENC"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Genital cervix</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â GENF
            <a name="GENF"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Genital fluid</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â GENL
            <a name="GENL"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Genital lochia</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â GENV
            <a name="GENV"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Genital vaginal</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â HAR
            <a name="HAR"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Hair</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â IHG
            <a name="IHG"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Inhaled Gas</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â ISLT
            <a name="ISLT"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Isolate</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â IT
            <a name="IT"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Intubation tube</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â LAM
            <a name="LAM"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Lamella</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â LIQ
            <a name="LIQ"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Liquid NOS</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â LN
            <a name="LN"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Line</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â LNA
            <a name="LNA"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Line arterial</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â LNV
            <a name="LNV"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Line venous</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â LYM
            <a name="LYM"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Lymphocytes</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â MAC
            <a name="MAC"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Macrophages</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â MAR
            <a name="MAR"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Marrow (bone)</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â MBLD
            <a name="MBLD"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Menstrual blood</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â MEC
            <a name="MEC"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Meconium</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â MILK
            <a name="MILK"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Breast milk</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â MLK
            <a name="MLK"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Milk</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â NAIL
            <a name="NAIL"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Nail</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â NOS
            <a name="NOS"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Nose (nasal passage)</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â PAFL
            <a name="PAFL"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Pancreatic fluid</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â PAT
            <a name="PAT"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Patient</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â PLAS
            <a name="PLAS"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Plasma</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â PLB
            <a name="PLB"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Plasma bag</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â PLC
            <a name="PLC"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Placenta</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â PLR
            <a name="PLR"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Pleural fluid (thoracentesis fld)</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â PMN
            <a name="PMN"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Polymorphonuclear neutrophils</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â PPP
            <a name="PPP"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Platelet poor plasma</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â PRP
            <a name="PRP"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Platelet rich plasma</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â PRT
            <a name="PRT"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Peritoneal fluid /ascites</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â PUS
            <a name="PUS"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Pus</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â RBC
            <a name="RBC"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Erythrocytes</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â SAL
            <a name="SAL"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Saliva</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â SER
            <a name="SER"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Serum</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â SKM
            <a name="SKM"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Skeletal muscle</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â SKN
            <a name="SKN"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Skin</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â SMN
            <a name="SMN"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Seminal fluid</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â SMPLS
            <a name="SMPLS"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Seminal plasma</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â SNV
            <a name="SNV"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Synovial fluid (Joint fluid)</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â SPRM
            <a name="SPRM"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Spermatozoa</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â SPT
            <a name="SPT"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Sputum</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â SPTC
            <a name="SPTC"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Sputum - coughed</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â SPTT
            <a name="SPTT"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Sputum - tracheal aspirate</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â STL
            <a name="STL"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Stool = Fecal</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â SWT
            <a name="SWT"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Sweat</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â TEAR
            <a name="TEAR"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Tears</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â THRB
            <a name="THRB"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Thrombocyte (platelet)</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â THRT
            <a name="THRT"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Throat</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â TISG
            <a name="TISG"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Tissue gall bladder</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â TISPL
            <a name="TISPL"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Tissue placenta</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â TISS
            <a name="TISS"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Tissue, unspecified</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â TISU
            <a name="TISU"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Tissue ulcer</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â TLGI
            <a name="TLGI"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Tissue large intestine</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â TLNG
            <a name="TLNG"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Tissue lung</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â TSMI
            <a name="TSMI"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Tissue small intestine Tissue ulcer</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â TUB
            <a name="TUB"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Tube, unspecified</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â ULC
            <a name="ULC"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Ulcer</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â UMB
            <a name="UMB"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Umbilical blood</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â UMED
            <a name="UMED"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Unknown medicine</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â UR
            <a name="UR"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Urine</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â URC
            <a name="URC"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Urine clean catch</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â URNS
            <a name="URNS"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Urine sediment</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â URT
            <a name="URT"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Urine catheter</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â URTH
            <a name="URTH"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Urethra</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â USUB
            <a name="USUB"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Unknown substance</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â VOM
            <a name="VOM"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Vomitus</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â WAT
            <a name="WAT"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Water</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â WBC
            <a name="WBC"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Leukocytes</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â WICK
            <a name="WICK"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Wick</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â WND
            <a name="WND"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Wound</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â WNDA
            <a name="WNDA"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Wound abscess</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â WNDD
            <a name="WNDD"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Wound drainage</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>Â Â WNDE
            <a name="WNDE"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Wound exudate</td>
          <td/>
        </tr>

      </table>

    </div>
  </text>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-SpecimenType"/>
  <version value="2016-03-23"/>
  <name value="v3 Code System SpecimenType"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <publisher value="HL7, Inc"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="other"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <date value="2016-03-23"/>
  <description value="**** MISSING DEFINITIONS ****"/>
  <compose>
    <include>
      <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/SpecimenType"/>
    </include>
  </compose>
</ValueSet>
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.