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Table 1 The mapping between GFO-TCM and TCMLS-SN

From: An ontological framework for the formalization, organization and usage of TCM-Knowledge

GFO-TCM

TCMLS-SN

Entity

Thing

Category

-

 Concept ∪ Symbol ∪ Universal

Conceptual Entity

  Conceptual Structure of Human Body

-

  Function

Phenomenon and Process

Physiology Phenomenon or Process

-TCM Physiological Function

 Health Problem (-Disease,-Symptom, -Traditional Medicine Conditions)

Phenomenon And Process

-Etiology Pathogenesis and Disease TCM

 TCM Related Subjects

Related Subjects of TCM ∪ TCM Subjects

 TCM Theories

Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory

Symbolic Structure-Formula

Medical Substance-Formula

Individual

Physical And Presentational Object ∪

Event

 Abstract-Persistant

-

 Concrete

Physical And Presentational Object

  Presential-Material Object

  Informationsobject

-

 Processual Structure

Event

  Occurrent-Action ∪

Activity

  Process-Pharmaceutical Procedure

  -Change

-

 Property

Property and Function of Chinese Medicinal

  -Nature of Chinese Medicinal

-Nature of Chinese Medicinal

  -ObjectProperty: hasCompatibility

-Function of Chinese Medicinal

Chinese Medicinal Combination