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Ambiguous Concept | POSSIBLY_EQUIVALENT_TO | - The inactivated concept is inherently ambiguous, and each of the potential meanings represented by the concept is semantically identical to at least one other clinical concept.
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Classification Concept | REPLACED_BY | - The inactivated concept originates from the “closed world” classification paradigm and as such is inappropriate content for use within the clinical record.
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Concept Moved Elsewhere | ALTERNATIVE No suitable replacement identified | - The jurisdictional control of a concept passes between extensions, or between the international core edition and an extension.
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Duplicate Concept | SAME_AS | - The inactivated concept semantically represents exactly the meaning of the remaining active concept.
Note that the meaning of the concept is based on the FSN.
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Erroneous Concept | REPLACED_BY | - The inactivated concept has an FSN which contains an error that when corrected potentially changes the semantic meaning of the concept.
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Meaning Unknown | No association required | - The meaning of the inactivated concept cannot be determined.
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Non-Conformance to Editorial Policy | REPLACED_BY ALTERNATIVE No suitable replacement identified | - The inactivated concept does not comply with the current Editorial Policy and when updated to comply with the policy potentially changes the semantic meaning of the concept.
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Outdated Concept | REPLACED_BY POSSIBLY_REPLACED_BY No suitable replacement identified | - The inactivated concept is an outdated concept that is no longer considered to be clinically acceptable or semantically interoperable internationally.
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