Consumer Health Concepts That Do Not Map to the UMLS: Where Do They Fit?

Table 5

Lay Concepts — Semantic Types and Relationships to Existing UMLS Concepts

Semantic Type	New Concept	Related Concepts	Relation
Body location or region	M-spot	Sexuality C0036915	O
	G-spot	Vagina C0042232	O
	Vaginal area	Vagina C0042232	B
	Pelvic area	Pelvis C0030797	B
	Lap	NONE	O
	Hairline	Hair C0018494	O
Finding	Brown eyes	Eye color C0015396	O
	Vaginal bacteria	Bacterial vaginosis C0085166; Vaginal flora - NEW	VB
Body part, organ or organ component	Privates	Genitalia C0017420; Breast C0006141; Buttocks C0006497	O
	Bangs	Hair C0018494	N
Gene or genome	Eye genes	EYCL1 gene C1414494; EYCL3 gene C1414495	VB
Temporal concept	Manhood	Male Gender C0024554	O
Neoplastic process	Beauty marks	Nevus C0027960	N
Sign or symptom	Cancer symptoms	Symptoms C1457887	N
Therapeutic or preventative procedure	Cure	NONE	O
Clinical Drug/pharmacological substance	Diet pill	Weight-loss agents C0376606	N
Natural phenomenon or process	Coffin birth	Birth C0005615	N

O = Other; N = Narrow then; B = Broader than; VB = Vague and Broader than.

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