Unified Medical Language System® (UMLS®)
2012AA UMD Source Information
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Notes
UMDNS is maintained in Apelon’s TDE tool, and is submitted in
"ontylog" xml format. The file processed for UMD2012 was
"2011NLM_v5.xml".
The information provided here applies explicitly to the English
version
of UMDNS. The German translation of UMDNS, DMDUMD, was last
updated in
1996, and much of the information
on this page is not applicable.
Summary of Changes in this version
)No changes have been made to the original data files or to representation of UMDNS in 2012AA.
Source-Provided Files: Summary
)The UMDNS submission to the UMLS Metathesaurus includes a single xml file. Documentation and a dtd are available.
Documentation and Reference
| File Name | Description |
|---|---|
| UMDNS_Description_20060831.doc | Describes the data elements in the xml |
| ontylog.dtd | Document Type Definition for ontylog (TDE) xml |
xml Data File
| File Name | Description |
|---|---|
| 2011NLM_v5.xml | UMDNS data file |
Not included:
The following data is excluded from UMLS processing:
- Properties: "Attribute," "Comment," and "SPECIALTY_NAME" properties are excluded
- Concepts with a "DEVICE_TYPE" of "Place Holder Terms" are excluded
- Only definitions with a “Definition_Status” qualifier value of "Releasable" are used. Definitions with other qualifier values, including "Not Releasable," "Copyediting" or "<blank>" are excluded
- Kind: Only concepts with kind = "UMDNS_Kind" are being
included. The kind is not explicitly represented as an
attribute.
- Data in the "<code>" and "<id>" tags is specific to the TDE and is not processed
Source-Provided Files: Details
)2011NLM_v5.xml
| Tag/Element (examples) | Description | Representation |
|---|---|---|
| <kindDef
reference="false"> <name>UMDNS_Kind</name> <code>K21</code> <id>21</id> <namespace>N3800</namespace> </kindDef> |
UMDNS_Kind – identifies active, non-retired UMDNS concepts. | All concepts with UMDNS_Kind are included
in the
Metathesaurus. The kind is not represented
explicitly as an
attribute. |
| <kindDef
reference="false"> <name>Retired_Kind</name> <code>K25</code> <id>25</id> <namespace>N3800</namespace> </kindDef> |
Retired_Kind – identifies those UMDNS concepts that have been retired from the nomenclature. | Retired concepts are not included in the UMLS Metathesaurus. |
| <propertyDef> <name>ATTRIBUTE</name> <code>P6</code> <id>6</id> <namespace>N3800</namespace> <range>string</range> <containsIndex/> <pickList> <pickListItem>Trackable Device</pickListItem> <pickListItem>Capital Equipment</pickListItem> <pickListItem>Exclude from SB/UMDNS production</pickListItem> <pickListItem>Counter terrorism suppression</pickListItem> <pickListItem>Previously Trackable Device</pickListItem> </pickList> </propertyDef> |
This element is not included in the Metathesaurus. | N/A |
| <propertyDef> <name>CODE_IN_SOURCE</name> <code>P4</code> <id>4</id> <namespace>N3800</namespace> <range>real_long_string</range> </propertyDef> |
Contains the UMDNS code either (1) as assigned by the ECRI legacy system (through July 2005) or (2) as assigned by the Apelon TDE. Associated only with UMDNS preferred concepts, entry terms, related terms or hierarchical terms. UMDNS synonyms are not associated with a CODE_IN_SOURCE. | MRCONSO.CODE,SCUI,SDUI for "PT", "RT", "SY"
and
"HT" atoms. MRCONSO.CODE,SCUI for "ET" atoms. The SDUI value for "ET"s is the "CODE_IN_SOURCE" value of the associated "PT". |
| <propertyDef> <name>DEFINITION</name> <code>P5</code> <id>5</id> <namespace>N3800</namespace> <range>real_long_string</range> </propertyDef> <qualifierDef type="CP"> <name>Definition_Status</name> <code>Q72</code> <id>72</id> <namespace>N3800</namespace> <pickList> <pickListItem>Releasable</pickListItem> <pickListItem>NotReleasable</pickListItem> <pickListItem>Copyediting</pickListItem> </pickList> </qualifierDef> |
The "DEFINITION" property contains the
UMDNS
definition value. The Definition_Status qualifier qualifies the "DEFINITION" property. MRDEF.DEF. |
Only definitions with the qualifier "Releasable" are included in the UMLS Metathesaurus. |
| <propertyDef> <name>PREFERRED_TERM</name> <code>P3</code> <id>3</id> <namespace>N3800</namespace> <range>string</range> <containsIndex/> </propertyDef> |
When present, this element value is redundant to the conceptDef name, and is not used in Metathesaurus source processing. | N/A |
