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Source and Term Types: Default Order of Precedence and Suppressibility - 2023AB Release

This Appendix displays the default order of Source|Term Types and suppressibility as set by NLM and distributed in the Metathesaurus® in MRRANK.RRF or MRRANK in ORF.

Users are encouraged to change the order of Source|Term Type precedence and suppressibility to suit their requirements. The default settings will not be suitable for all applications. The highest ranking Source|Term Type within a concept determines the preferred name for that concept. Use MetamorphoSys to change the selection of preferred names or to alter suppressibility.

Source Abbreviation Term Type Suppressible
MTHPNNo
MTHCMSFRFPTNo
RXNORMSCDNo
RXNORMSBDNo
RXNORMSCDGNo
RXNORMSCDGPNo
RXNORMSBDGNo
RXNORMBPCKNo
RXNORMGPCKNo
RXNORMINNo
RXNORMPSNNo
RXNORMMINNo
RXNORMSCDFNo
RXNORMSCDFPNo
RXNORMSBDFNo
RXNORMSBDFPNo
RXNORMSCDCNo
RXNORMDFGNo
RXNORMDFNo
RXNORMSBDCNo
RXNORMBNNo
RXNORMPINNo
RXNORMTMSYNo
RXNORMSYNo
MSHMHNo
MSHTQNo
MSHPEPNo
MSHETNo
MSHXQNo
MSHPXQNo
MSHNMNo
SNOMEDCT_USPTNo
SNOMEDCT_USFNNo
SNOMEDCT_USSYNo
SNOMEDCT_USPTGBNo
SNOMEDCT_USSYGBNo
SNOMEDCT_USMTH_PTNo
SNOMEDCT_USMTH_FNNo
SNOMEDCT_USMTH_SYNo
SNOMEDCT_USMTH_PTGBNo
SNOMEDCT_USMTH_SYGBNo
SNOMEDCT_USSBNo
SNOMEDCT_USXMNo
SNOMEDCT_VETPTNo
SNOMEDCT_VETFNNo
SNOMEDCT_VETSYNo
SNOMEDCT_VETSBNo
HPOPTNo
HPOSYNo
HPOETNo
NCBISCNNo
MTHSPLMTH_RXN_DPNo
MTHSPLDPNo
MTHSPLSUNo
ATCRXN_PTNo
ATCPTNo
VANDFPTNo
VANDFCDNo
VANDFINNo
USPCDNo
USPINNo
USPMGHCNo
USPMGPTNo
MMXMTH_RXN_CDNo
MMXMTH_RXN_BDNo
MMXCDNo
MMXBDNo
DRUGBANKINNo
DRUGBANKSYNo
DRUGBANKFSYNo
MSHN1No
MSHPCENo
MSHCENo
CPMPTNo
NEUPTNo
NEUSYNo
FMAPTNo
FMASYNo
FMAABYes
UWDAPTNo
UWDASYNo
UMDPTNo
UMDSYNo
UMDETNo
UMDRTNo
GSCDNo
MMSLCDNo
GSMTH_RXN_BDNo
GSBDNo
GSINNo
MMSLMTH_RXN_BDNo
MMSLBDNo
MMSLSCNo
MMSLMSNo
MMSLGNNo
MMSLBNNo
ATCRXN_INNo
ATCINNo
MMSLINNo
VANDFABNo
GSMTH_RXN_CDNo
VANDFMTH_RXN_CDNo
NDDFMTH_RXN_CDCNo
NDDFCDCNo
NDDFCDDNo
NDDFCDANo
NDDFINNo
NDDFDFNo
MED-RTPTNo
MED-RTFNNo
MED-RTSYNo
SPNPTNo
MDRPTNo
MDRMTH_PTNo
MDRHGNo
MDRMTH_HGNo
MDRHTNo
MDRMTH_HTNo
MDRLLTNo
MDRMTH_LLTNo
MDRSMQNo
MDRMTH_SMQNo
MDROSNo
MDRABYes
CPTPTNo
CPTSYNo
CPTETCLINNo
CPTPOSNo
CPTGLPNo
CPTETCFNo
CPTMPNo
HCPTPTNo
HCPCSPTNo
CDTPTNo
MVXPTNo
CVXPTNo
CVXRXN_PTNo
CVXABNo
HCDTPTNo
HCPCSMPNo
HCPTMPNo
ICD10AEPTNo
ICD10PTNo
ICD10AEPXNo
ICD10PXNo
ICD10AEPSYes
ICD10PSYes
ICD10AMAEPTNo
ICD10AMPTNo
ICD10AMAEPXNo
ICD10AMPXNo
ICD10AMAEPSYes
ICD10AMPSYes
OMIMPTNo
OMIMPHENONo
OMIMPHENO_ETNo
OMIMPTAVNo
OMIMPTCSNo
OMIMETALNo
OMIMETNo
OMIMHTNo
OMIMACRNo
MEDCINPTNo
MEDCINFNNo
MEDCINXMNo
MEDCINSYNo
HGNCPTNo
HGNCACRNo
HGNCMTH_ACRNo
HGNCNANo
HGNCSYNNo
HGNCNPNo
HGNCNSNo
ICNPPTNo
PNDSPTNo
PNDSHTNo
PNDSXMNo
NCIPTNo
NCISYNo
NCICSNNo
NCIDNNo
NCIFBDNo
NCIHDNo
NCICCNNo
NCIADNo
NCICA2No
NCICA3No
NCIBNNo
NCIABYes
NCICCSNo
PDQPTNo
PDQHTNo
PDQPSCNo
PDQSYNo
CHVPTNo
MEDLINEPLUSPTNo
MTHICPC2EAEPTNo
ICPC2EENGPTNo
MTHICPC2ICD10AEPTNo
SOPPTNo
ICFHTNo
ICFPTNo
ICFMTH_HTNo
ICFMTH_PTNo
ICF-CYHTNo
ICF-CYPTNo
ICF-CYMTH_HTNo
ICF-CYMTH_PTNo
ICPC2ICD10ENGPTNo
ICPCPXNo
ICPCPTNo
ICPCPSYes
ICPCPCNo
ICPCCXNo
ICPCCPNo
ICPCCSYes
ICPCCCNo
ICPC2EENGCONo
ICPCCONo
MTHICPC2EAEABYes
ICPC2EENGABYes
ICPC2PPTNNo
ICPC2PMTH_PTNNo
ICPC2PPTNo
ICPC2PMTH_PTYes
AOTPTNo
AOTETNo
GOPTNo
GOMTH_PTNo
GOETNo
GOMTH_ETNo
GOSYNo
GOMTH_SYNo
PDQETNo
PDQCUNo
PDQLVNo
PDQACRNo
PDQABNo
PDQBNNo
PDQFBDNo
PDQCCNNo
PDQCHNNo
NCBIUSNNo
NCBIUSYNo
NCBISYNo
NCBIUCNNo
NCBICMNNo
NCBIUENo
NCBIEQNo
LNCLNNo
LNCMTH_LNNo
LNCOSNNo
LNCDNNo
LNCCNNo
LNCMTH_CNNo
LNCLPDNNo
LNCLPNNo
LNCHCNo
LNCHSNo
LNCOLCYes
LNCLCNo
LNCLSNo
LNCLGNo
LNCLANo
ICD10CMPTNo
ICD9CMPTNo
ICD10CMHTNo
ICD9CMHTNo
CCSR_ICD10PCSHTNo
CCSR_ICD10CMSDNo
CCSR_ICD10PCSSPNo
CCSR_ICD10CMXMNo
CCSR_ICD10PCSXMNo
CCSHTNo
CCSMDNo
CCSSDNo
CCSMVNo
CCSSPNo
CCSXMNo
ICPC2ICD10ENGXMNo
ICD10AEHTNo
ICD10PCSPTNo
ICD10PCSPXNo
ICD10PCSHXNo
ICD10PCSMTH_HXNo
ICD10PCSHTNo
ICD10PCSHSYes
ICD10PCSABYes
ICD10HTNo
ICD10AEHXNo
ICD10HXNo
ICD10AEHSYes
ICD10HSYes
ICD10AMAEHTNo
ICD10AMHTNo
UMDHTNo
ICPCHTNo
ORPHANETPTNo
ORPHANETSYNo
NUCCHCPTPTNo
HL7V3.0CSYNo
CDCRECPTNo
HL7V3.0PTNo
HL7V2.5PTNo
HL7V3.0CDONo
HL7V3.0VSNo
HL7V3.0BRNo
HL7V3.0CPRNo
HL7V3.0CRNo
HL7V3.0NPTNo
HL7V2.5HTNNo
CPTHTNo
CDTHTNo
HCPCSMTH_HTNo
CCCPTNo
CCCHTNo
NICIVNo
NICHCNo
NANDA-IPTNo
NANDA-IHTNo
NANDA-IHCNo
NANDA-IRTNo
OMSMTH_SINo
OMSPRNo
OMSTGNo
OMSHTNo
OMSPQNo
OMSIVCNo
OMSSINo
OMSSCALENo
NICACNo
NOCOCNo
NOCIDNo
NICHTNo
NOCHTNo
NOCHCNo
CCCMTH_HTNo
CCCMPNo
ALTPTNo
ALTHTNo
MTHCVNo
MTHXMNo
MTHPTNo
MTHSYNo
MTHRTNo
ICD10CMETNo
MTHICD9ETNo
ICD10CMABYes
ICD9CMABYes
PSYPTNo
PSYHTNo
PSYETNo
MEDLINEPLUSETNo
MEDLINEPLUSSYNo
MEDLINEPLUSHTNo
LCH_NWPTNo
LCHPTNo
MSHHTNo
MSHHSNo
MSHDEVYes
MSHDSVYes
MSHQABYes
MSHQEVYes
MSHQSVYes
MSHPMNo
LCH_NWXMNo
CPTABYes
HCPTABYes
HCPCSABYes
WHOPTNo
WHOHTNo
WHOITNo
SNMIPTNo
SNMIPXYes
SNMIHTNo
SNMIHXYes
SNMIRTNo
SNMISYNo
SNMISXYes
SNMIADNo
SNMPTNo
SNMRTNo
SNMHTNo
SNMSYNo
SNMRSNo
RCDPTNo
RCDSYNo
RCDATNo
RCDASYes
RCDABYes
RCDSAPTNo
RCDSYPTNo
RCDAEPTNo
RCDSASYNo
RCDSYSYNo
RCDAESYNo
RCDAEATNo
RCDSAABYes
RCDSYABYes
RCDAEABYes
RCDAEAAYes
RCDAAYes
CSPPTNo
CSPSYNo
CSPETNo
CSPABNo
MTHDTNo
HCPTAMYes
HCPCSAMYes
HCDTABYes
ALTABYes
CHVSYNo
RXNORMETNo
SNOMEDCT_VETOAPYes
SNOMEDCT_VETOPYes
SNOMEDCT_USOAPYes
SNOMEDCT_USOPYes
SNOMEDCT_VETOAFYes
SNOMEDCT_VETOFYes
SNOMEDCT_USOAFYes
SNOMEDCT_USOFYes
SNOMEDCT_VETOASYes
SNOMEDCT_VETISYes
SNOMEDCT_USOASYes
SNOMEDCT_USISYes
SNOMEDCT_USMTH_OAPYes
SNOMEDCT_USMTH_OPYes
SNOMEDCT_USMTH_OAFYes
SNOMEDCT_USMTH_OFYes
SNOMEDCT_USMTH_OASYes
SNOMEDCT_USMTH_ISYes
HPOOPYes
HPOISYes
NCIOPYes
LNCLOYes
LNCMTH_LOYes
LNCOOSNYes
LNCOLGYes
HPOOETYes
NEUOPYes
NEUISYes
NEUACRYes
MDRMTH_OSNo
CDTOPYes
ICPC2POPNYes
ICPC2PMTH_OPNYes
ICPC2POPYes
ICPC2PMTH_OPYes
HCPCSOPYes
HCDTOPYes
HCPTOPYes
HCPCSOMYes
HCPCSOAMYes
GOOPYes
GOMTH_OPYes
GOOETYes
GOMTH_OETYes
GOISYes
GOMTH_ISYes
PDQOPYes
PDQISYes
MDROLYes
MDRMTH_OLYes
NUCCHCPTOPYes
HL7V3.0OPYes
HL7V3.0ONPYes
WHOOSNo
RCDOPYes
RCDISYes
RCDSAOPYes
RCDSYOPYes
RCDAEOPYes
RCDSAISYes
RCDSYISYes
RCDAEISYes
RCDSAOAYes
RCDSYOAYes
RCDAEOAYes
RCDOAYes
HCPTOAYes
HCPCSOAYes
HCDTOAYes
FMAOPYes
FMAISYes
DSM-5DC10No
DSM-5DC9No
DXPDINo
DXPFINo
DXPSYNo
RAMPTNo
RAMRTNo
ULTPTNo
BIPTNo
BIABNo
BISYNo
BIRTNo
PCDSGONo
PCDSORNo
PCDSPRNo
PCDSCONo
PCDSHXNo
PCDSHTNo
MTHMSTPTNo
MTHMSTSYNo
DDBPTNo
DDBSYNo
CSTPTNo
COSTARPTNo
CSTSCNo
CSTHTNo
CSTGTNo
CCPSSTXNo
CCPSSTCYes
CCPSSPTNo
CCPSSMPNo
AODDENo
AODDSNo
AODXDNo
AODFNNo
AODETNo
AODESNo
AODEXNo
AODNPNo
AODNSNo
AODNXNo
QMRPTNo
JABLPCNo
JABLPTNo
JABLSSNo
JABLSYNo
AIRFINo
AIRDINo
AIRSYNo
AIRHTNo
PPACDONo
PPACCLNo
PPACACNo
PPACSTNo
PPACTANo
MCMPTNo
MCMRTNo
SCTSPAPTNo
SCTSPAFNNo
SCTSPASYNo
SCTSPAMTH_PTNo
SCTSPAMTH_FNNo
SCTSPAMTH_SYNo
SCTSPASBNo
SCTSPAOPYes
SCTSPAOAFYes
SCTSPAOAPYes
SCTSPAOASYes
SCTSPAOFYes
SCTSPAISYes
SCTSPAMTH_OPYes
SCTSPAMTH_OAFYes
SCTSPAMTH_OAPYes
SCTSPAMTH_OASYes
SCTSPAMTH_OFYes
SCTSPAMTH_ISYes
MSHPORMHNo
MSHPORPEPNo
MSHPORETNo
MSHSPAMHNo
MSHSPAPEPNo
MSHSPAETNo
MSHCZEMHNo
MSHCZEPEPNo
MSHCZEETNo
MSHCZETQNo
MSHCZEXQNo
MSHCZEPXQNo
MSHDUTMHNo
MSHSWEMHNo
MSHSWEETNo
MSHSWETQNo
MSHNORMHNo
MSHGERMHNo
MSHNORPEPNo
MSHGERPEPNo
MSHNORDSVYes
MSHNORETNo
MSHGERETNo
MSHFINMHNo
MSHLAVMHNo
MSHSCRMHNo
MSHFREMHNo
MSHLAVPEPNo
MSHSCRPEPNo
MSHFREPEPNo
MSHLAVEPNo
MSHSCRETNo
MSHFREETNo
MSHITAMHNo
MSHITAPEPNo
MSHITAETNo
MSHJPNPTNo
MSHPOLMHNo
MSHRUSMHNo
MSHJPNSYNo
KCD5HTNo
TKMTPTNo
KCD5PTNo
MSHPOLSYNo
MSHRUSSYNo
MSHDUTSYNo
MDRSPAPTNo
MDRSPAHGNo
MDRSPAHTNo
MDRSPALLTNo
MDRSPAOSNo
MDRSPASMQNo
MDRSPAOLYes
MDRSPAABYes
MDRDUTPTNo
MDRDUTHGNo
MDRDUTHTNo
MDRDUTLLTNo
MDRDUTOSNo
MDRDUTSMQNo
MDRDUTOLYes
MDRDUTABYes
MDRFREPTNo
MDRFREHGNo
MDRFREHTNo
MDRFRELLTNo
MDRFRESMQNo
MDRFREOSNo
MDRFREOLYes
MDRFREABYes
MDRGERPTNo
MDRGERHGNo
MDRGERHTNo
MDRGERLLTNo
MDRGERSMQNo
MDRGEROSNo
MDRGEROLYes
MDRGERABYes
MDRITAPTNo
MDRITAHGNo
MDRITAHTNo
MDRITALLTNo
MDRITASMQNo
MDRITAOSNo
MDRITAOLYes
MDRITAABYes
MDRJPNPTNo
MDRJPNPTJKNNo
MDRJPNPTJKN1No
MDRJPNHGNo
MDRJPNHGJKNNo
MDRJPNHGJKN1No
MDRJPNHTNo
MDRJPNHTJKNNo
MDRJPNHTJKN1No
MDRJPNLLTNo
MDRJPNLLTJKNNo
MDRJPNLLTJKN1No
MDRJPNOSNo
MDRJPNSMQNo
MDRJPNOLYes
MDRJPNOLJKNYes
MDRJPNOLJKN1Yes
MDRCZEPTNo
MDRKORPTNo
MDRHUNPTNo
MDRBPOPTNo
MDRPORPTNo
MDRLAVPTNo
MDRSWEPTNo
MDRARAPTNo
MDRRUSPTNo
MDRPOLPTNo
MDRGREPTNo
MDRCZEHGNo
MDRKORHGNo
MDRHUNHGNo
MDRBPOHGNo
MDRPORHGNo
MDRLAVHGNo
MDRSWEHGNo
MDRARAHGNo
MDRRUSHGNo
MDRPOLHGNo
MDRGREHGNo
MDRCZEHTNo
MDRKORHTNo
MDRHUNHTNo
MDRBPOHTNo
MDRPORHTNo
MDRLAVHTNo
MDRSWEHTNo
MDRARAHTNo
MDRRUSHTNo
MDRPOLHTNo
MDRGREHTNo
MDRCZELLTNo
MDRKORLLTNo
MDRHUNLLTNo
MDRBPOLLTNo
MDRPORLLTNo
MDRLAVLLTNo
MDRSWELLTNo
MDRARALLTNo
MDRRUSLLTNo
MDRPOLLLTNo
MDRGRELLTNo
MDRCZEOSNo
MDRKOROSNo
MDRHUNOSNo
MDRBPOOSNo
MDRPOROSNo
MDRLAVOSNo
MDRSWEOSNo
MDRARAOSNo
MDRRUSOSNo
MDRPOLOSNo
MDRGREOSNo
MDRCZESMQNo
MDRKORSMQNo
MDRHUNSMQNo
MDRLAVSMQNo
MDRSWESMQNo
MDRARASMQNo
MDRRUSSMQNo
MDRPOLSMQNo
MDRGRESMQNo
MDRBPOSMQNo
MDRPORSMQNo
MDRCZEOLYes
MDRKOROLYes
MDRHUNOLYes
MDRLAVOLYes
MDRSWEOLYes
MDRARAOLYes
MDRRUSOLYes
MDRPOLOLYes
MDRGREOLYes
MDRBPOOLYes
MDRPOROLYes
MDRCZEABYes
MDRKORABYes
MDRHUNABYes
MDRLAVABYes
MDRSWEABYes
MDRARAABYes
MDRRUSABYes
MDRPOLABYes
MDRGREABYes
MDRBPOABYes
MDRPORABYes
MDRJPNOSJKNNo
MDRJPNOSJKN1No
WHOFREHTNo
WHOGERHTNo
WHOPORHTNo
WHOSPAHTNo
LNC-DE-DELNNo
LNC-DE-DELCNo
LNC-DE-DEOLCYes
LNC-DE-DELOYes
LNC-EL-GRLNNo
LNC-EL-GRLOYes
LNC-ES-ARLNNo
LNC-ES-AROSNNo
LNC-ES-ARLOYes
LNC-ES-AROOSNYes
LNC-ES-MXLNNo
LNC-ES-MXLOYes
LNC-ES-MXLCNo
LNC-ES-MXOLCYes
LNC-ES-ESLNNo
LNC-ES-ESLOYes
LNC-ET-EELNNo
LNC-ET-EELOYes
LNC-FR-BELNNo
LNC-FR-BELOYes
LNC-FR-CALNNo
LNC-FR-CALOYes
LNC-FR-FRLNNo
LNC-FR-FRLCNo
LNC-FR-FROLCYes
LNC-FR-FRLOYes
LNC-IT-ITLNNo
LNC-IT-ITLOYes
LNC-KO-KRLNNo
LNC-KO-KRLOYes
LNC-PL-PLLNNo
LNC-PL-PLLOYes
LNC-NL-NLLNNo
LNC-NL-NLLOYes
LNC-PT-BRLNNo
LNC-PT-BROSNNo
LNC-PT-BRLOYes
LNC-PT-BROOSNYes
LNC-RU-RULNNo
LNC-RU-RULOYes
LNC-TR-TRLNNo
LNC-TR-TRLOYes
LNC-UK-UALNNo
LNC-UK-UALCNo
LNC-UK-UAOSNNo
LNC-UK-UALVDNNo
LNC-UK-UALOYes
LNC-UK-UAOLCYes
LNC-UK-UAOOSNYes
LNC-ZH-CNLNNo
LNC-ZH-CNLOYes
LNC-DE-ATLNNo
LNC-DE-ATLOYes
LNC-DE-ATLVDNNo
MEDLINEPLUS_SPAPTNo
MEDLINEPLUS_SPAHTNo
WHOFREPTNo
WHOGERPTNo
WHOPORPTNo
WHOSPAPTNo
WHOFREITNo
WHOGERITNo
WHOPORITNo
WHOSPAITNo
WHOFREOSNo
WHOGEROSNo
WHOPOROSNo
WHOSPAOSNo
CPTSPPTNo
DMDUMDPTNo
DMDUMDETNo
DMDUMDRTNo
DMDICD10PTNo
DMDICD10HTNo
ICPCBAQPTNo
ICPCDANPTNo
ICPC2EDUTPTNo
ICD10DUTPTNo
ICD10DUTHTNo
ICPC2ICD10DUTPTNo
ICPCDUTPTNo
ICPCFINPTNo
ICPCFREPTNo
ICPCGERPTNo
ICPCHEBPTNo
ICPCHUNPTNo
ICPCITAPTNo
ICPCNORPTNo
ICPCPORPTNo
ICPCSPAPTNo
ICPCSWEPTNo
ICPCBAQCPNo
ICPCDANCPNo
ICPCDUTCPNo
ICPCFINCPNo
ICPCFRECPNo
ICPCGERCPNo
ICPCHEBCPNo
ICPCHUNCPNo
ICPCITACPNo
ICPCNORCPNo
ICPCPORCPNo
ICPCSPACPNo
ICPCSWECPNo
MTHMSTFREPTNo
MTHMSTITAPTNo
SRCRPTNo
SRCRHTNo
SRCRABNo
SRCRSYNo
SRCVPTNo
SRCVABNo
SRCVSYNo
SRCSSNNo

Last Reviewed: November 5, 2023