As a publication, OPCS-4 is split into two volumes; a tabular list (Volume I) and an alphabetical index (Volume II). An electronic version is also available. However, a number of supplementary publications are also used by coding staff.
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Spontaneous Generation. The Theory that states that living things can be created from non living objects. Aristotle. The man who first came up with the theory of spontanous generation 2300 because he noticed that that there were flies on meat that they left out and thought the flies came from the meat.