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Table 3 Comparison of type assignments in SN and type assignments of PSTs in the CSSN

From: A chemical specialty semantic network for the Unified Medical Language System

Type name (ST in SN or PST in CSSN)

# of concepts assigned in SN

# of concepts assigned in CSSN

Chemical

26

26

Chemical Viewed Structurally

385

248

Organic Chemical

154,400

58,347

Steroid

10,205

4,883

Eicosanoid

1,200

537

Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide

9,172

4,727

Organophosphorus Compound

2,401

919

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

116,022

16,973

Carbohydrate

10,475

6,077

Lipid

6,367

3,494

Chemical Viewed Functionally

180

174

Pharmacologic Substance

122,187

14,168

Biomedical or Dental Material

4,943

3,408

Biologically Active Substance

55,049

1,026

Neuroreactive Substance or Biogenic Amine

705

20

Hormone

2,973

147

Enzyme

25,526

233

Vitamin

2,357

117

Immunologic Factor

24,305

7,181

Indicator, Reagent, or Diagnostic Aid

12,803

4,350

Hazardous or Poisonous Substance

5,750

422

Receptor

4,417

125

Antibiotic

4,554

546

Element, Ion, or Isotope

1,800

1,004

Inorganic Chemical

5,762

2,490