Intro
Introduction
Contents
Chapter 1: History of Health Terminology
References
Chapter 2: Knowledge Representation and Logical Basis of Ontology
Mapping Free Text Data into a Structured and Logical Form
Symbolic Logic
Glossary
Identity of Compositional Expressions Can Be Expressed in the Following Fashion
Object Orientation
What Is UML?
UML Views
UML Diagrams
Class Diagram
Class Attributes
Class Operations
Visibility
Object Diagram
Use Case Diagram
Sequence Diagram
Collaboration Diagram
Class Model for Database Design

Mapping Tables to the Classes
Mapping Columns to the Attributes
Views
Keys
Constraints
Object Constraint Language (OCL)
Invariant
Pre- and Postconditions
OCL Types
Collection Operations
Unified Modeling Language
What Is a Model?
UML Model: Foundation Core
UML Metamodel: Model Management
UML Metamodel: Common Behaviors
UML Metamodel: Extension Mechanisms
Web Ontology Language (OWL)
Ontology Definitions
What Is the Semantic Web?
Use of Ontologies in Health Informatics
Resource Description Framework (RDF)
Web Ontology Language (OWL)

Basic OWL Elements
Class Identifiers
Enumeration
Property Restrictions
Value Restrictions
Cardinality Constraints
Property Constraints
OWL Individuals
Properties
Data Types
OWL Language Elements
OWL Abstract Syntax
Class Axioms
Property Axioms
Restrictions
Purpose of Axioms
OWL Language and Its Formal Logic
Membership in OWL Classes
Characteristics of the Members of OWL Classes
OWL Properties with If and Only If (Iff) Characterizations
OWL Properties with If Characterizations
Reasoning in OWL
SPARQL Query Language

Writing a Simple Query
Common Logic
Features of Common Logic Include
Conclusion
References
Chapter 3: Theoretical Foundations of Terminology
Types of Terminologies
Lists
Definitions
Systematic Definitions
Formal Definitions
Hierarchies Within Terminologies
Best Practices in Terminology Design and Evaluation
Terms and Definitions
General Principles
The Basics
Concept Orientation
Non-redundancy
Non-ambiguity
Non-vagueness
Internal Consistency
Purpose and Scope of a Terminology
Coverage
Comprehensiveness
Mapping

Systematic Definitions
Formal Definitions
Explicitness of Relations
Reference Terminologies
Atomic Reference Terminologies
Colloquial Terminologies
Structure of the Terminology Model
Terminology Structures
Compositional Terminologies
Compositionality
Atomic Concept
Composite Concept
Pre-coordinated Concept
Post-coordinated Concept
Types of Atomic and Pre-coordinated Concepts
Kernel Concept
Modifiers and Qualifiers: Terms Which Refine the Meaning of a Kernel Concept
Normalization of Content
Normalization of Semantics
Multiple Hierarchies