An Ontology-Based Semantic Similarity Measure Considering Multi-Inheritance in Biomedicine

Table 2

Dataset 2: 36 medical term pairs with averaged human similarity scores [6].

Term 1	Term 2	Human
Anemia	Appendicitis	0.031
Dementia	Atopic dermatitis	0.062
Bacterial pneumonia	Malaria	0.156
Osteoporosis	Patent ductus arteriosus	0.156
Amino acid sequence	Antibacterial agents	0.156
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome	Congenital heart defects	0.062
Otitis media	Infantile colic	0.156
Meningitis	Tricuspid atresia	0.031
Sinusitis	Mental retardation	0.031
Hypertension	Kidney failure	0.500
Hyperlipidemia	Hyperkalemia	0.156
Hypothyroidism	Hyperthyroidism	0.406
Sarcoidosis	Tuberculosis	0.406
Vaccines	Immunity	0.593
Asthma	Pneumonia	0.375
Diabetic nephropathy	Diabetes mellitus	0.500
Lactose intolerance	Irritable bowel syndrome	0.468
Urinary tract infection	Pyelonephritis	0.656
Neonatal jaundice	Sepsis	0.187
Sickle cell anemia	Iron deficiency anemia	0.437
Psychology	Cognitive science	0.593
Adenovirus	Rotavirus	0.437
Migraine	Headache	0.718
Myocardial ischemia	Myocardial infarction	0.750
Hepatitis B	Hepatitis C	0.562
Carcinoma	Neoplasm	0.750
Pulmonary valve stenosis	Aortic valve stenosis	0.531
Failure to thrive	Malnutrition	0.625
Breast feeding	Lactation	0.843
Antibiotics	Antibacterial agents	0.937
Seizures	Convulsions	0.843
Pain	Ache	0.875
Malnutrition	Nutritional deficiency	0.875
Measles	Rubeola	0.906
Chicken pox	Varicella	0.968
Down syndrome	Trisomy 21	0.875