Using SNOMED CT with the UMLS - Medical Ontology Research
Using SNOMED CT with the UMLS - Medical Ontology Research
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)