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Using SNOMED CT with the UMLS - Medical Ontology Research

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Common types of cross-hierarchy merging<br />

• Product and substance<br />

◦ Acetaminophen (substance), acetaminophen<br />

product (product)<br />

• Disorder and morphologic abnormality<br />

◦ Stab wound (disorder), stab wound (morphologic<br />

abnormality)<br />

• Observable entity and finding<br />

◦ Body temperature (observable entity), Body<br />

temperature finding (finding)<br />

• Qualifier value and procedure<br />

◦ Drainage - action (qualifier value), Drainage<br />

procedure (procedure)

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