# Package com.sas.lsaf.clinical.dictionary

Classes and interfaces to retrieve dictionaries.

- Interface Summary
  Interface | Description
  --- | ---
  DictionaryService | A service to retrieve dictionaries.
  ExternalDictionaryService | A service to retrieve external dictionaries.

- Class Summary
  Class | Description
  --- | ---
  DictionaryDescriptor | A lightweight version of the dictionary object.
  ExternalDictionary | An external dictionary is a reference to an industry standard dictionary such as MedDRA and WHODRUG.

- Exception Summary
  Exception | Description
  --- | ---
  DictionaryException | Root of the hierarchy of all checked dictionary exceptions.
  DictionaryNotFoundException | Thrown when the specified dictionary is not found.