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not applicable
[ not ap-li-kuh-buhl, uh-plik-uh- ]
Definitions related to not applicable:
  • 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 Glossary
    U.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2021
  • Determination of a value is not relevant in the current context.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • 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 Glossary
    U.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2021
  • Known to have no proper value (e.g., last menstrual period for a male).
    NCI Health Level 7 Vocabulary
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2018
  • (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
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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