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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 +**THIS IS OUTDATED.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 Synonymsi.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 conceptincluding 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.
  
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