UMLS-Core: Sub-Term Patterns

• Descriptions:
  • This component constructs all possible patterns from the found synonym sub-terms.
  • Patterns include synonyms

• Examples - Test Cases:

  • Input: Synonym Rules

    word	synonym
    dog	canine
    cat	feline
    canine	K9
    K9	bull dog
    Dog and cat	pets
    puppy and kitty	pets

  • Input: Synonym Terms

    Terms
    dog
    canine
    cat
    feline
    k9
    bull dog
    dog and cat
    pets
    puppy and kitty

  • Input Term:
    Who let dog and cat out

    InWord Index	0	1	2	3	4	5
    InWord	who	let	dog	and	cat	out

  • Find all sub-terms of the input that has synonymous terms Sub-Term

    SubTerm Index	Sub Term	Start Index	End Index
    0	dog	2	3
    1	dog and cat	2	5
    2	cat	4	5

  • Output Sub-term Patterns:

    I. One substitution:

    Pattern 1-1
    word|start pos|end pos|sub-term flag
    who|0|1|false
    let|1|2|false
    dog|2|3|true
    and|3|4|false
    cat|4|5|false
    out|5|6|false

    Pattern 1-2
    word|start pos|end pos|sub-term flag
    who|0|1|false
    let|1|2|false
    dog|2|3|false
    and|3|4|false
    cat|4|5|true
    out|5|6|false

    Pattern 1-3
    word|start pos|end pos|sub-term flag
    who|0|1|false
    let|1|2|false
    dog and cat|2|5|true
    out|5|6|false

    II. Two substitutions

    Pattern 1-1
    word|start pos|end pos|sub-term flag
    who|0|1|false
    let|1|2|false
    dog|2|3|true
    and|3|4|false
    cat|4|5|true
    out|5|6|false

• Output Synonym Patterns:

  I. One substitution:

  Pattern 1-1
  word|synonyms
  who|
  let|
  dog|canine|k9|bull dog|
  and|
  cat|
  out|

  Pattern 1-2
  word|synonyms
  who|
  let|
  dog|
  and|
  cat|feline|
  out|

  Pattern 1-3
  word|synonyms
  who|
  let|
  dog and cat|pets|puppy and kitty|
  out|

  II. Two substitutions

  Pattern 1-1
  word|synonyms
  who|
  let|
  dog|canine|k9|bull dog|
  and|
  cat|feline|
  out|