Preferred Label : American National Standards Institute;
NCIt synonyms : ANSI;
NCIt related terms : American National Standards Institute (ANSI);
NCIt definition : An institution founded in 1918 that facilitates the development of American National
Standards by accrediting the procedures of standards developing organizations. ANSI
itself does not develop standards.;
Alternative definition : CDISC-GLOSS: Founded in 1918, ANSI itself does not develop standards. ANSI's roles
include serving as the coordinator for US voluntary standards efforts, acting as the
approval body to recognize documents developed by other national organizations as
American National Standards, acting as the US representative in international and
regional standards efforts, and serving as a clearinghouse for national and international
standards development information. [HL7];
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL540415;
Origin ID : C142388;
UMLS CUI : C4684562;
Semantic type(s)
- concept_is_in_subset
