UMLS
UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)
UMLS (pronounced "you-em-el-es"), or the Unified Medical Language System, is a set of files and software developed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) that brings together many health and biomedical vocabularies and standards to enable interoperability between computer systems.
Etymology
The term "UMLS" is an acronym that stands for Unified Medical Language System. It was developed by the National Library of Medicine to unify and standardize the language used in the medical and health care field.
Pronunciation
UMLS is pronounced as "you-em-el-es".
Related Terms
- Medical Subject Headings (MeSH): A comprehensive controlled vocabulary for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books in the life sciences.
- Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED): A systematically organized computer processable collection of medical terms providing codes, terms, synonyms and definitions.
- Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC): A database and universal standard for identifying medical laboratory observations.
- RxNorm: A normalized naming system for generic and branded drugs and a tool for supporting semantic interoperation between different databases and systems.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on UMLS
- Wikipedia's article - UMLS
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