Unified Medical Language System® (UMLS®)
Current Semantic Types
ENTITY
Physical Object Organism Plant Fungus Virus Bacterium Archaeon Eukaryote Animal Vertebrate Amphibian Bird Fish Reptile Mammal Human Anatomical Structure Embryonic Structure Anatomical Abnormality Congenital Abnormality Acquired Abnormality Fully Formed Anatomical Structure Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component Tissue Cell Cell Component Gene or Genome Manufactured Object Medical Device Drug Delivery Device Research Device Clinical Drug Substance Chemical Chemical Viewed Functionally Pharmacologic Substance Antibiotic Biomedical or Dental Material Biologically Active Substance Neuroreactive Substance or Biogenic Amine Hormone Enzyme Vitamin Immunologic Factor Receptor Indicator, Reagent, or Diagnostic Acid Hazardous or Poisonous Substance |
[Physical Object] (continued) [Substance] (continued) [Chemical] (continued) Chemical Viewed Structurally Organic Chemical Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide Organophosphorus Compound Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein Carbohydrate Lipid Steroid Eicosanoid Inorganic Chemical Element, Ion, or Isotope Body Substance Food Conceptual Entity Idea or Concept Temporal Concept Qualitative Concept Quantitative Concept Functional Concept Body System Spatial Concept Body Space or Junction Body Location or Region Molecular Sequence Nucleotide Sequence Amino Acid Sequence Carbohydrate Sequence Geographic Area Finding Laboratory or Test Result Sign or Symptom Organism Attribute Clinical Attribute Intellectual Product Classification Regulation or Law Language Occupation or Discipline Biomedical Occupation or Discipline Organization Health Care Related Organization Professional Society Self-help or Relief Organization Group Attribute Group Professional or Occupational Group Population Group Family Group Age Group Patient or Disabled Group |
EVENT
Activity Behavior Social Behavior Individual Behavior Daily or Recreational Activity Occupational Activity Health Care Activity Laboratory Procedure Diagnostic Procedure Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure Research Activity Molecular Biology Research Technique Governmental or Regulatory Activity Educational Activity Machine Activity Phenomenon or Process Human-caused Phenomenon or Process Environmental Effect of Humans |
[Phenomenon or Process] (continued) Natural Phenomenon or Process Biologic Function Physiologic Function Organism Function Mental Process Organ or Tissue Function Cell Function Molecular Function Genetic Function Pathologic Function Disease or Syndrome Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction Neoplastic Process Cell or Molecular Dysfunction Experimental Model of Disease Injury or Poisoning |
