Description
The alternative name for the concept. The concept_synonym_name field contains a valid Synonym of a concept, including the description in the concept_name itself. i.e., each Concept has at least one Synonym in the CONCEPT_SYNONYM table. As an example, for a SNOMED-CT Concept, if the fully specified name is stored as the concept_name of the CONCEPT table, then the Preferred Term and Synonyms associated with the Concept are stored in the CONCEPT_SYNONYM table.
Data type
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Alias
- UMLS CUI [1,1]
- C0178566
- UMLS CUI [1,2]
- C0871468
- UMLS CUI [1,3]
- C0027365