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  "title": "Code System Hierarchy Meaning",
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  "date": "2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00",
  "publisher": "HL7 International / Terminology Infrastructure",
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      "definition": "No particular relationship between the concepts can be assumed, except what can be determined by inspection of the definitions of the elements (possible reasons to use this: importing from a source where this is not defined, or where various parts of the hierarchy have different meanings)."
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