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  1. Using the SCT term as a search term in PubMed may return some matches that give an indication of meaning and a return of no matches would support the use of this reason for inactivation.
  2. Consider consulting domain experts to establish whether the concept to be inactivated is or is not considered to have clinical meaning within their sphere of practice. Use the sub and supertypes to identify the domain to consult.


Example:

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titleExampleInherited concept

Concept:

  • Concept
    t194964003 |Milk spots of pericardium (disorder)|

This concept has been inherited from ICD-9 via Read Codes. Some sources recognize it as a normal morphology, others as an abnormal morphology. So, as a disease entity, nobody seems to know what it means or what the case definition is.

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