This search aid allows you to select one or more terms to add to your search query.
Searching for Terms
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Enter a word or phrase in the text box. Booleans (AND, OR, NOT, and SAME) and wildcards (* ?) are permitted.
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Click the Find button to go to a list of terms that contain the characters that you entered. For example, animal care finds Animal Care, Animal Husbandry, and Veterinary Medicine.
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Click the Add button to add a term to the text box at the bottom of the page.
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Click OK to transfer the selected term(s) to the search page.
Browsing for Major Concepts
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Click the View in Hierarchy
icon to view additional terms that fall within the same hierarchy as the selected
term. -
Click the View Scope Notes
icon to display additional information that describe how a term or code is used
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Click the Expand Term
icon
to display narrower terms.
About the Hierarchy List
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77 top level major concepts
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91 narrow concepts
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168 total concepts
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22 top level major concepts have narrower concepts
Editing Search Terms
You cannot edit or remove a selected item from the text box at the bottom of the page. You can, however, edit or remove a selected item when you return to the search page.
Did You Know ...
If a term contains the AND Boolean operator, then that part of the phrase is enclosed in quotation (") marks.
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