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In the International Edition of SNOMED CT three reference sets of the type 

scg-expression
Concept
t900000000000480006
|
Attribute
value
type
reference
set
|
 are used to indicate the reason why components  have been inactivated. These are: 

  • Concept
    t
    scg-expression
    900000000000489007
    |
    Concept
    inactivation
    indicator
    attribute
    value
    reference
    set
    (foundation
    metadata
    concept)
    |
  • Concept
    scg-expression
    t900000000000490003
    |
    Description
    inactivation
    indicator
    attribute
    value
    reference
    set
    (foundation
    metadata
    concept)
    |

  • Concept
    scg-expression
    t900000000000547002
    |
    Relationship
    inactivation
    indicator
    attribute
    value
    reference
    set
    (foundation
    metadata
    concept)
    |

For example, if the inactivated component is marked as

scg-expression
Concept
t900000000000484002
|Ambiguous|
, this will typically mean that there will be more than one component replacing the inactivated component. The possible replacements will be available in the
Concept
scg-expression
t900000000000523009
|
POSSIBLY
EQUIVALENT
TO
association
reference
set
(foundation
metadata
concept)
|
.

Another example is concepts that are inactivated because they were

Concept
scg-expression
t900000000000482003
|Duplicate|
. This is used if two concepts represent the same meaning, because then one of those concepts must be inactivated. The equivalent concept will be represented in the
Concept
scg-expression
t900000000000527005
|SAME
AS
association
reference
set
(foundation
metadata
concept)|
. Please refer to 3.2.6.3.2. Representing Historical Associations to   to see which reference sets relate to the various reasons for inactivation.