Morphosemantic Analysis of -ITIS Forms in Medical Language

M. G. Pacak; L. M. Norton; G. S. Dunham

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1635268

Methods of Information in Medicine, Table of Contents

Methods Inf Med 1980; 19(02): 99-105
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1635268

Original Article

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Morphosemantic Analysis of -ITIS Forms in Medical Language

MORPHOSBMANTISCHE ANALYSE VON -ITIS-FORMEN IN DER MEDIZINISCHEN SPRACHE

Authors

M. G. Pacak

¹From the Division of Computer Research and Technology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
L. M. Norton

¹From the Division of Computer Research and Technology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
G. S. Dunham

¹From the Division of Computer Research and Technology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

Abstract

This paper describes an automated procedure for morphosemantic analysis and semantic interpretation of medical compound word forms ending in -ITIS. The requirements for morphosemantic analysis of -ITIS forms include : a) semantic classification of morphosemantic constituents forming -ITIS word forms, b) establishment of morphosemantic distribution patterns occurring in -ITIS forms, c) preparation of paraphrasing rules.

Diese Arbeit beschreibt ein automatisches Verfahren zur morphosemantischen Analyse und semantischen Interpretation von medizinischen zusammengesetzten Wortformen, die auf -ITIS enden. Die Erfordernisse für die morphosemantische Analyse von -ITIS-Formen beinhalten: a) semantische Klassifikation morphosemantischer Bestandteile, welche -ITIS-Wortformen bilden; b) Feststellung morphosemantischer Verteilungsmuster, wie sie in -ITIS-Formen vorkommen; c) Vorbereitung von Paraphrasierregpln.

Key-Words:

Medical Language - Morphosemantics - Automated Compound Word Segmentation - Paraphrasing

Schlüssel-Wörter:

Medizinische Sprache - Morphosemantik - automatische Segmentierung zusammengesetzter Wörter - Paraphrasierung

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