Disease Ontology
Disease Ontology
Disease Ontology (pronunciation: /diːˈziːz ɒnˈtɒlədʒi/) is a comprehensive, open-source ontology for the classification of diseases. It is used in various fields of biomedical research and clinical care to standardize and unify disease definitions.
Etymology
The term "Disease Ontology" is derived from two words. "Disease" (from Old French desaise, lack of ease) refers to a particular abnormal condition that negatively affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism. "Ontology" (from the Greek ὄν, on (gen. ὄντος, ontos), "being; that which is", present participle of the verb εἰμί, eimi, "to be", and -λογία, -logia), in the context of computer and information sciences, refers to a formal naming and definition of the types, properties, and interrelationships of the entities that really or fundamentally exist for a particular domain of discourse.
Structure
Disease Ontology is structured as a directed acyclic graph, with each node representing a disease and each edge representing a relationship between diseases. The ontology includes relationships such as "is a" (subclass) and "part of" (partitive), allowing for a detailed and nuanced representation of the complex relationships between different diseases.
Use in Biomedical Research
In biomedical research, Disease Ontology is used to standardize the definition and classification of diseases. This allows for more effective data integration, analysis, and interpretation. It is also used in the annotation of biomedical datasets, enabling researchers to more easily find and use data relevant to specific diseases.
Related Terms
- Ontology: In information science, an ontology is a formal naming and definition of the types, properties, and interrelationships of the entities that really or fundamentally exist for a particular domain of discourse.
- Biomedical research: Biomedical research is the broad area of science that involves the investigation of the biological process and the causes of disease through careful experimentation, observation, laboratory work, analysis, and testing.
- Disease: A disease is a particular abnormal condition that negatively affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism, and that is not due to any immediate external injury.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Disease Ontology
- Wikipedia's article - Disease Ontology
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