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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="MDC-designation-use"/>
  <url value="http://devices.fhir.org/CodeSystem/MDC-designation-use"/>
  <name value="MdcDesignationUse"/>
  <title value="MDC Designation Use"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 International - Devices Work Group"/>
  <description value="Designation use within the ISO/IEEE 11073-10101 Medical Device Communication Nomenclature."/>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <content value="complete"/>
  <concept>
    <code value="synonym"/>
    <display value="Synonym"/>
    <definition value="Synonym for reference identifier."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="provisional-synonym"/>
    <display value="Synonym"/>
    <definition value="Synonym for reference identifier that may be used for trial implementation and testing purposes."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="deprecated-synonym"/>
    <display value="Synonym"/>
    <definition value="Synonym for reference identifier that has been deprecated.  The deprecated reference identifier should not be used."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="systematic-name"/>
    <display value="Systematic name"/>
    <definition value="An organization of differentiating, relational descriptors that are unique for each term."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="common-term"/>
    <display value="Common term"/>
    <definition value="Name that is in common use in medicine."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="acronym"/>
    <display value="Acronym"/>
    <definition value="English abbreviation of common term."/>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>