Qualitative Concept
not applicable
[ not ap-li-kuh-buhl, uh-plik-uh- ]
Definitions related to not applicable:
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A report has been received but the description provided does not appear to relate to an adverse event. This code allows a report to be recorded for administration purposes, even if it doesn't meet the requirements for adverse event reporting.U.S. FDA GlossaryU.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2021
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Determination of a value is not relevant in the current context.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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If a value for test has to be provided, but has no given criteria (e.g., the result is for "report only" or "monitoring").U.S. FDA GlossaryU.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2021
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Known to have no proper value (e.g., last menstrual period for a male).NCI Health Level 7 VocabularyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2018
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(none or not applicable) A term used to indicate that information on a specific question or subject can not be provided because there is no relevance.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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