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A 

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tdescription
 that represents the meaning of a
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tconcept
 in a way that is unambiguous and independent of the context in which it is it used.

Notes

  • Fully specified names are represented by descriptions with the typeId
    Concept
    t900000000000003001 Fully specified name
    .
  • Every 
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    tconcept
     must have at least one 
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    tactive
    fully specified name. 
  • Gloss
    tLanguage reference sets
     must include a single preferred fully specified name for each 
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    tconcept
     in a
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    tlanguage context
    .
  • The US English fully specified name is the point of reference for the meaning of 
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    tconcepts
    in the
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    tSNOMED CT International Edition
    . For
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    tconcepts
     that are part of an
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    textension
    , the preferred fully specified name in a language specified by that extension may be the point of reference.

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