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  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "degree-of-polymerisation-type",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2026-06-23T16:20:19.822+00:00"
  },
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    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem degree-of-polymerisation-type</b></p><a name=\"degree-of-polymerisation-type\"> </a><a name=\"hcdegree-of-polymerisation-type\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/degree-of-polymerisation-type</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">number-average<a name=\"degree-of-polymerisation-type-number-average\"> </a></td><td>Number average</td><td>Number-average degree of polymerisation (Mn).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">weight-average<a name=\"degree-of-polymerisation-type-weight-average\"> </a></td><td>Weight average</td><td>Weight-average degree of polymerisation (Mw).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">viscosity-average<a name=\"degree-of-polymerisation-type-viscosity-average\"> </a></td><td>Viscosity average</td><td>Viscosity-average degree of polymerisation (Mv).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">z-average<a name=\"degree-of-polymerisation-type-z-average\"> </a></td><td>Z-average</td><td>Z-average degree of polymerisation (Mz).</td></tr></table></div>"
  },
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode" : "brr"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "informative"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 1
  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/degree-of-polymerisation-type",
  "version" : "6.0.0-ballot4",
  "name" : "DegreeOfPolymerisationTypeExample",
  "title" : "Degree of Polymerisation Type",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : true,
  "date" : "2026-06-19",
  "publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
    },
    {
      "system" : "email",
      "value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "The type of degree of polymerisation, e.g. number-average, weight-average.",
  "jurisdiction" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
      "code" : "001",
      "display" : "World"
    }]
  }],
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/degree-of-polymerisation-type",
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "number-average",
    "display" : "Number average",
    "definition" : "Number-average degree of polymerisation (Mn)."
  },
  {
    "code" : "weight-average",
    "display" : "Weight average",
    "definition" : "Weight-average degree of polymerisation (Mw)."
  },
  {
    "code" : "viscosity-average",
    "display" : "Viscosity average",
    "definition" : "Viscosity-average degree of polymerisation (Mv)."
  },
  {
    "code" : "z-average",
    "display" : "Z-average",
    "definition" : "Z-average degree of polymerisation (Mz)."
  }]
}