diff --git a/StandardizedVocabularies/CONCEPT_SYNONYM.md b/StandardizedVocabularies/CONCEPT_SYNONYM.md index 38abb18..dc7916d 100644 --- a/StandardizedVocabularies/CONCEPT_SYNONYM.md +++ b/StandardizedVocabularies/CONCEPT_SYNONYM.md @@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ The CONCEPT_SYNONYM table is used to store alternate names and descriptions for ### Conventions - * 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. + * 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. * 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.