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| ===== CONCEPT_SYNONYM table ===== | ===== CONCEPT_SYNONYM table ===== | ||
| + | **THIS IS OUTDATED. All documentation is now on the [[https://github.com/OHDSI/CommonDataModel/wiki|github wiki]]. Please refer there or to the [[projects:workgroups:cdm-wg|CDM working group]] for more information** | ||
| The CONCEPT_SYNONYM table is used to store alternate names and descriptions for Concepts. | The CONCEPT_SYNONYM table is used to store alternate names and descriptions for Concepts. | ||
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| ==== Conventions ==== | ==== Conventions ==== | ||
| - | * The content of the concept_name is one of the Synonyms, 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. | + | * The concept_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. |
| * Only Synonyms that are active and current are stored in the CONCEPT_SYNONYM table. Tracking synonym/description history and mapping of obsolete synonyms to current Concepts/Synonyms is out of scope for the Standard Vocabularies. | * Only Synonyms that are active and current are stored in the CONCEPT_SYNONYM table. Tracking synonym/description history and mapping of obsolete synonyms to current Concepts/Synonyms is out of scope for the Standard Vocabularies. | ||
| * Currently, only English Synonyms are included. | * Currently, only English Synonyms are included. | ||
| - | ~~DISQUS~~ | ||
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