# description type

## description type

An indication of the intended use of a term of a SNOMED CT description when applied to the associated concept.

#### Notes

* The *description type* is represented by the value of the description.*typeId* attribute.
* Permitted values include the following (other types may be defined in future):

| **typeId (with term)** | **Further information** |
| ---------------------- | ----------------------- |
| \ 900000000000003001   | Fully specified name    |

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* A __[description that represents the meaning of a concept in a way that is unambiguous and independent of the context in which it is used.  
```

[900000000000013009 | Synonym|](http://snomed.info/id/900000000000013009) | synonym\
\* A word or phrase that expresses the meaning of a SNOMED CT concept in a specified language.\
[900000000000550004 | Definition|](http://snomed.info/id/900000000000550004) | textual definition\
\* A narrative text explanation of the meaning of a concept that may exceed the maximum permitted length for a fully specified name.

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