GDI_NCIThesaurus          package:ontoTools          R Documentation

_S_t_r_u_c_t_u_r_e_s _f_o_r _w_o_r_k_i_n_g _w_i_t_h _f_o_r_m_a_l _n_o_m_e_n_c_l_a_t_u_r_e_s

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Structures for working with formal nomenclatures

_U_s_a_g_e:

     data(GDI_NCIThesaurus)
     parents(term, nom)
     children(term, nom)
     getDefs(term, nom)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

    term: character string, term 

     nom: instance of class 'taggedHierNomenclature' 

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     DAG-structured nomenclatures are in wide use. For any term, one
     can seek parents (generalizations) or children (specializations).
     These resources prototype tools for dealing with such structures,
     including provenance information.

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Vince Carey <stvjc@channing.harvard.edu>

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     data(GDI_NCIThesaurus)
     parents("Mesna", GDI_NCIThesaurus)
     parents("Actinomycin_Antibiotic", GDI_NCIThesaurus)

