Table 2 UMLS semantic types and their corresponding abbreviations that can be used for posing questions
From: Biomedical question answering using semantic relations
Abbreviation | Semantic type | Relation count | Instance count |
|---|---|---|---|
dsyn | Disease or Syndrome | 2603234 | 12591865 |
aapp | Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein | 4345793 | 11503829 |
podg | Patient or Disabled Group | 199404 | 9258258 |
bpoc | Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component | 1392967 | 8711584 |
gngm | Gene or Genome | 3422406 | 6946503 |
topp | Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure | 991912 | 5108457 |
neop | Neoplastic Process | 802419 | 4650747 |
cell | Cell | 807092 | 4346530 |
mamm | Mammal | 456140 | 4230378 |
phsu | Pharmacologic Substance | 1100842 | 4226225 |
orch | Organic Chemical | 1550322 | 3485563 |
bacs | Biologically Active Substance | 951043 | 2922549 |
fndg | Finding | 592051 | 2906281 |
patf | Pathologic Function | 667378 | 2828014 |
popg | Population Group | 339502 | 2419899 |
aggp | Age Group | 179259 | 2191630 |
tisu | Tissue | 291668 | 1634166 |
celc | Cell Component | 349980 | 1606480 |
humn | Human | 94088 | 1537291 |
sosy | Sign or Symptom | 275794 | 1400138 |
diap | Diagnostic Procedure | 271705 | 1385473 |
orgf | Organism Function | 292346 | 1307166 |
inpo | Injury or Poisoning | 200300 | 1076107 |
celf | Cell Function | 370243 | 1004738 |
mobd | Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction | 186453 | 997544 |