# duplicate term

## duplicate term

A *term* that occurs in more than one active description.

#### Notes

* *Duplicate terms* are valid as synonyms since these *terms* enable clinicians to use of familiar terms to find or express concepts.
* *Duplicate terms* are not valid as fully specified names, as these *terms* represent the unique formal name of each concept.

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