Welcome to MetamorphoSys, the UMLS Installation and Customization Tool.

Select one of the following:


Installs one or more UMLS Knowledge Sources (Metathesaurus, Semantic Network and SPECIALIST Lexicon).

If you are exploring the UMLS, recommend installing all three Knowledge Sources. 

MetamorphoSys guides users through the installation process by providing 5 basic option tabs from which they may select options and filters to customize the Metathesaurus subset. Additional tabs may appear when advanced options are selected.

When customization of the Metathesaurus subset is complete, click on on the File bar and select .   The resulting Metathesaurus subset files will be located in the UMLS directory in the META file folder.


Customize a subset already created using the saved Metathesaurus configuration and the 5 basic option tabs (Input Options, Output Options, Source List, Precedence, Suppressibility). Additional tabs appear when advanced options are selected.

When customization of the Metathesaurus subset is complete, click on on the File bar and select .  The resulting Metathesaurus subset files will be located in the directory specified.


Launch the RRF Subset Browser to search view any RRF subset. Additional help is available inside the application.


Launch the MRCXT Builder application. This tool enables users to generate a MRCXT.RRF file from the information found in the MRHIER.RRF and MRCONSO.RRF files. Additional help is available inside the application.

 

 

For more information, see the UMLS Release Documentation, Chapter 6, MetamorphoSys, at:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/meta6.html