Temperature Scale Unit of Measure Code

General Details:

Name:
Temperature Scale Unit of Measure Code
Steward:
NCI
Definition:
The code representing the temperature scale unit of measure.
Registration Status:
Retired

Permissible Values:

Data Type:
Value List
Unit of Measure:
Ids:
Value Code Name Code Code System Code Description
c Celsius C41151 NCI Thesaurus The temperature scale defined by the values 0 degree Celsius for the freezing point of water and 100 degrees Celsius for the boiling point of water. The Celsius degree (C) is the same size as a Kelvin and equal to (F - 32)/1.8.
f Fahrenheit C44277 NCI Thesaurus A unit of temperature of the temperature scale designed so that the freezing point of water is 32 degrees and the boiling point is 212 degrees, placing the boiling and melting points of water 180 degrees apart. One degree Fahrenheit is 5/9ths of a kelvin (or of a degree Celsius), and minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit is equal to minus 40 degrees Celsius.
n/o Not Obtained C67325 NCI Thesaurus Not acquired, gained or come to the possession.

Designations:

Designation:
Temperature Scale Unit of Measure Code
Tags:
Long Name
Designation:
Temperature Scale
Tags:
Preferred Question Text

Designations:

Definition:
The code representing the temperature scale unit of measure.
Tags:
Long Name
Definition:
Temperature Scale
Tags:
Preferred Question Text

Properties:

Key:
caDSR_Context
Value:
BBRB
Key:
caDSR_Short_Name
Value:
TEMP_SCALE_UOM_CODE

Identifiers:

Source:
NLM
Id:
XkHMR1gTUz
Version:
1
Source:
caDSR
Id:
5399191
Version:
1