Table 4 Five examples of potential missing concepts validated by the UMLS

Primary cerebellar neoplasm (disorder)

{(Is a, “Neoplasm of cerebrum (disorder)”)}

Primary Cerebellar Neoplasm/A1639672(MSH)/C0750998

{(Finding site (attribute), “Structure of cerebrum (body structure)”),

(Associated morphology (attribute), “Neoplasm (morphologic abnormality)”)}

Cutaneous infection (disorder)

{(Is a, “Infection of skin (disorder)”)}

Cutaneous infections/A24682086(HPO)/C1853193

{(Finding site (attribute), “Skin structure (body structure)”),

(Associated morphology (attribute),

“Morphologically abnormal structure (morphologic abnormality)”)}

{(Finding site (attribute), “Skin structure (body structure)”),

(Pathological process (attribute), “Infectious process (qualifier value)”)}

Congenital anomaly of lacrimal apparatus (disorder)

{(Is a, “Congenital anomaly of lacrimal system (disorder)”)}

congenital anomalies of lacrimal apparatus/A21020760(MEDCIN)/C3509790

{(Finding site (attribute), “Structure of lacrimal apparatus (body structure)”),

(Associated morphology (attribute),

“Morphologically abnormal structure (morphologic abnormality)”),

(Occurrence (attribute), “Congenital (qualifier value)”),

(Pathological process (attribute),

“Pathological developmental process (qualifier value)”)}

Lesion of foot (disorder)

{(Is a, “Disorder of foot (disorder)”)}

lesions feet/A13728295(MEDCIN)/C0744147

{(Finding site (attribute), “Foot structure (body structure)”),

(Associated morphology (attribute), “Lesion (morphologic abnormality)”)}

Injury of jugular vein (disorder)

{(Is a, “Injury to blood vessel of neck (disorder)”)}

injury of jugular vein/A27160412(MEDCIN)/C0347703

{(Is a, “Injury of systemic vein (disorder)”)}

{(Finding site (attribute), “Structure of jugular vein (body structure)”}

{(Finding site (attribute), “Structure of vein of neck (body structure)”),

(Associated morphology (attribute), “Damage (morphologic abnormality)”)}