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

* 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| | synonym * A word or phrase that expresses the meaning of a SNOMED CT concept in a specified language. 900000000000550004 | Definition| | 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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