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A word or phrase that expresses the meaning of a SNOMED CT concept in a specified language.
Notes
- Each synonym is represented by the term in a SNOMED CT description with the typeId value 900000000000013009 | Synonym| .
- Synonyms allow the same concept to be expressed in different ways.
- Unlike fully specified names, synonyms are not necessarily unique as the same term may be used to describe more than one concept.
- In any given language context, a concept may have any number of synonyms that are acceptable for use and must have one synonym that is preferred for use (the preferred term). The synonyms that are preferred or acceptable are specified by a language reference set for the relevant language context.
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