Abstract:

This study summarized the application of retrieval language in medical information management and retrieval, which focused on application of standardized medical terminologies such as Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), International Classification of Diseases (ICD), Systematized Nomenclature of MedicineClinical Terms (SNOMED CT), Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC), RadLex, Unified Medical Language System (UMLS),Chinese Unified Medical Language System (CUMLS), Chinese Medical Subject Headings (CMeSH),and Traditional Chinese Medical Language System (TCMLS).As the core of data processing in medical information retrieval, the retrieval language is the language support of medical databases and medical information systems.

Key words: Retrieval language, Information retrieval, Medical information, Standardized medical terminologies, Electronic medical record