Table 3 Examples of seed facts and seed patterns as well as automatically acquired patterns and facts

c a u s e s(T u b e r c u l o s i s,P e r i c a r d i t i s)

progress

createsRisk

0.5

which progresses to

c a u s e s(P e r i c a r d i t i s,T a m p o n a d e)

c r e a t e s R i s k(O b e s i t y,D i a b e t e s)

causes

0.5

still progressing to

c r e a t e s R i s k(W a r t,S k i n c a r c i n o m a)

c r e a t e s R i s k(O b e s i t y,A s t h m a)

risk factor

createsRisk

1.0

children risk factors

c r e a t e s R i s k(W o o d D u s t,A s t h m a)

c r e a t e s R i s k(M a l a r i a,S t i l l b i r t h)

have risk factors

c r e a t e s R i s k(G o l f,T e n d i n i t i s)

known risk factors

c r e a t e s R i s k(G B v i r u s C,H e p a t i t i s)

i s S y m p t o m(P a i n,C r o h n D i s e a s e)

occur

affects

0.67

occurs anywhere

a f f e c t s(H a s h i m o t o ^′ s,T h y r o i d G l a n d)

a f f e c t s(P e r i c a r d i t i s,H e a r t)

isSymptom

0.33

occurs patients

i s S y m p t o m(A n e m i a,S a r c o i d o s i s)